Formatting a chart

 

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 .

 

 

Chart Option

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)

 

Markers

It formats Markers as following

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 :

 

Axis Configuration

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

 

Title Option

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