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Line Chart Formatting

The Line Chart dialog appears when a Line Chart object is right-clicked and the Line Chart... option is clicked. It determines how the chart is displayed when generating output and in Preview mode.

General Tab

  • General Group:
    • Display grid above graph: Check to display the grid on top of the lines so that it is always visible.
    • Rotate: Check to rotate the graph 90 degrees so that the lines are vertical starting from the top.
    • Stack Series: [TBD]
  • Text Group: Determines how text is displayed in labels and legends.
    • Font: Type in the font-face to use to display text. The font must be installed on the system and defaults to Verdana if the font is not found. Equivalent to the font-family property.
    • Size: Type in the size of the font. For example, 12pt or 20px. Defaults to 11px. Equivalent to the font-size property.
    • Color: Type in the color in which to display text. The color value must be a valid HTML Hex Color. Equivalent to the color property.
  • Fill Group:
    • Color: Enter a color for the lines. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Opacity: Enter the percentage for the opacity of the bars.
  • Line Group:
    • Show Line: [TBD]
    • Color: [TBD]
    • Opacity: [TBD]

Value Axis Tab

  • Title group:
    • Label: Enter a label for the Y axis (X axis if the graph is rotated).
    • Bold: Check if you want the label to be in bold style.
    • Color: Enter a custom color for the label (Default is Black). The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Font Size: Enter a font size for the label, in pt.
  • Grid group:
    • Color: Enter a color for the grid that is displays in the graph.  The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Opacity: Enter the opacity percentage of the grid. Default is 15%.
    • Thickness: Enter a thickness for the grid, in pixels. Default is 1px.
    • Tick Length: The distance between each vertical line in the grid.
  • Axis group:
    • Show Axis: Check to show the value axis (the line between the chart and the values).
    • Color: Enter a color for the value axis. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Opacity: Enter the opacity in percentage for the axis.
    • Thickness: Enter the thickness, in pixels, for the axis.

Category Axis Tab

  • Title group:
    • Label: Enter a label for the X axis (Y axis if the graph is rotated).
    • Bold: Check if you want the label to be in bold style.
    • Color: Enter a custom color for the label (Default is Black). The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Font Size: Enter a font size for the label, in pt.
  • Grid group:
    • Color: Enter a color for the grid that is displays in the graph.  The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Opacity: Enter the opacity percentage of the grid. Default is 15%.
    • Thickness: Enter a thickness for the grid, in pixels. Default is 1px.
    • Tick Length: The distance between each vertical line in the grid.
  • Axis group:
    • Show Axis: Check to show the value axis (the line between the chart and the values).
    • Color: Enter a color for the value axis. The color value must be a valid HTML Color Name, or a valid HTML Hex Color.
    • Opacity: Enter the opacity in percentage for the axis.
    • Thickness: Enter the thickness, in pixels, for the axis.

Legend tab

  • Show Legends: Check to show the legends in the chart object.
  • Legend Group: Defines how the legends are shown.
    • Equal label widths: Check so that all labels are of equal width in the Legends box. The Legend's width will accommodate the largest value.
    • Position: Use the dropdown to select where the labels are shown: Right, Left, Top or Bottom.
    • Align: Use the dropdown to select how to align the text in the labels: Left, Middle or Right.
    • Horizontal Space: When multiple columns appear, enter a numerical value (in pixels) to define horizontal spacing between the columns.
    • Vertical Space: Enter a numerical value (in pixels) to define vertical spacing between legends.
    • Max Columns: Enter a numerical value to define the maximum number of columns allowed in the Legends box.
  • Values Group: Defines if and how values are shown in the Legends box.
    • Show Values: Check to show values besides the Legend's label.
    • Text: Enter the text used to display the values. Variables can be used to display specific data, <br> can be used to create a new line:
      • [[percents]] : Contains the percentage of the chart the value represents.
      • [[value]] : Contains the numerical value of the field.
      • Any Text: Adding text (such as a dollar sign or column, etc) will make it appear in each label.
  • Markers Group: Defines how the Legends Markers. Markers are icons with a color matching the Legend with its corresponding line.
    • Type: Use the dropdown to select in which shape the Markers are displayed. "none" hides the Markers completely.
    • Size: Enter the size (in pixels) for the Markers to be displayed.
    • Label Gap: Enter the distance (in pixels) between the Markers and the Legends text.
    • Border Width: Use the drop-down to define the thickness of the border added to the Markers. Default is 0pt.
    • Border Color: Enter a valid HTML Hex Color for the border's color.
    • Border Opacity: Enter a numerical value between 0 and 100 to define the opacity (in percentage) of the border.
 
 
 
 
 

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