To format a Chart double click and click on the Icon of the proper Format Options
Chart Type
Select form the dropping Panel the Chart Type you like clicking on the icon. There are three main categories: Cartesian (Axes), Pie and Radar. Each category presents different visualization solutions .
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The following Options are available:
Option |
Applicable to |
Short Description |
Mode (Normal, Stack or Stack 100), |
All |
It stacks the Data Series if at least one entity by column is available |
Palette |
All |
It provides a predefined set of series colors |
Hide Zeros |
All |
It hides zero series |
Color Background |
All |
It sets the chart background color |
Hover Mode |
All |
It fades other series while passing through one |
Crosshair |
Cartesian |
It visualizes a vertical, horizontal or both lines, displaying the value of the series as the User stops the mouse over the line |
Zoom and Pan |
Cartesian |
It zooms or pans the chart vertically, horizontally or both dragging the mouse over |
Drag |
Cartesian |
It selects data series by Columns, Rows or both dragging the mouse over |
Enable Trackball |
Cartesian |
It enables the visualization of a Label containing Layout data dragging the mouse over |
Display Mode |
Pie |
It sets different choices for labelling |
Display Info |
Pie |
It sets different choices for displaying data (value, percent, value and percent) |
Sweep Direction |
Radar |
It sets the Plot Areas or Lines orientation |
Strat Angle |
Radar |
It flips the polar grid at any given angle |
Grid Visibility |
Radar |
It sets different choices for grid visualization (polar, radar) |
It formats Markers as following
Values : it enables or disables Markers Values
Marker Type : it setups different shapes for Markers
Marker Rotation Angle : it setups Marker Label orientation
Switch Rows/Columns
With a simple click switches Columns with Rows and vice-versa :
Switch Orientation
With a simple click switches X-Axis with Y-Axis and vice-versa :
It prompts the Chart Axes Control Panel with tens of Format Options available
Legend Option
It formats the Legend as following :
· Show Legend : it hides or un-hides the Chart Legend
· Hover Mode : it setups different highlighting effects when on mouse over the Legend items
· Position : it setups the Legend position. It is anyway possible to drag and drop the legend in any position of the Chart Area
· Background Color : it setups the Background Color
NOTES
Clicking on the Legend items you can hide or un-hide the series you are visualizing in the chart
It formats the Title as following :
· Show Title : it hides or un-hides the Chart Title
· Text Alignment : it setups different text alignment options
· Position : it setups the Title position. It is anyway possible to drag and drop the title in any position of the Chart Area
· Background Color : it setups the Background Color