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Overview

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The Chart step formatting menu bar provides you with all the formatting options for your chart. You can use these options to change settings such as the legend, background, axis and label.

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Reset

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The Reset menu allows you to reset your chart or formatting options:

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Chart Settings

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The chart format options are the most dynamic options and are based on the type of chart selected. For example for a pie chart you will be able to set the shadow colour and exploding slice options. The common options found in the chart format drop down include interactivity options such as visible series selection.

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Title

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The title option allows you to change the title of the chart as well as the style – such as the font settings.

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Legend

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The Legend is a box that identifies the patterns or colours that are assigned to the data series or categories in a chart. This section of the menu lets you set the following options.

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Axis

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A line bordering the chart plot area used as a frame of reference for measurement. The y axis is usually the vertical axis and contains data. The x-axis is usually the horizontal axis and contains categories.

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The Axis scale drop down lets you determine the scale dimensions. Generally you will only be able to set the Y Axis attributes – unless you are using XY charts in which case you can set both X & Y attributes.

Option

Description

Scale

Define the boundaries of the axis.

Lower Bound

Define a custom starting point for the axis.

Upper Bound

Define a custom cut-off point for the axis.

Scale Unit

Define the scale unit for the axis. Labels will be displayed at these increments, or multiples of the unit.

Ref Reference Line

Define the position (by providing the exact value or by selecting a drop down option), colour, and label for this reference line. More than one reference lines can be added by using the Add Item option.

 

Background

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The Background options let you set the style and colour of the main chart elements such as the plot and chart areas. You can apply elements such as background images and or gridlines.

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Labels

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Labels can be added to charts to print out the values of the data point onto the chart in text format. Generally the formatting of label options are only available for pie chartsCharts that support labels include line, pie, and bar charts. Note: These settings will differ according to the selected chart type.


 

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Option

Description

Labels

Display the labels for each value on the chart.

Label Contents

Specify the contents of the label, if applicable.

  • Category: this is the dimension value.
  • Value: this is the metric value.
  • Percentage: this is the % of total for the metric value.

Style

Define the formatting for chart labels.

Label Font

Define the custom font formatting for the label contents.

Hide Label Lines

Display or hide the lines connecting the chart to each label.

Align Value Label

Choose the position of value labels. Options include:

  • Centered: Displays the value label in the center of the bar.

  • Axis aligned: The value label is position according to the axis.

  • Above: The value label is displayed outside the bar.

Note: This setting is specific to bar charts.

Rotate Value Label

Specify the angle the value labels are displayed, in relation to the axis.

Note: This setting is specific to bar charts.

Show Long Labels

If enabled, labels that do not fit a horizontal bar will be moved to the end of the bar. If disabled, the labels that do not fit, will not be displayed at all.

Ensure that the time series functionality is disabled for this to work.

Note: This setting is specific to bar charts.

Overlapping Labels

Specify how labels that overlap other labels or data points are displayed. Choose to hide them or show the overlapping labels anyway.

Note: This setting is specific to line charts.

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Option

Description

Style

Specify the background shading style for the label.

Direction

Specify the gradient shading style for the label background colour.

Colour

Specify the colour(s) to be used in the label background.

Shadow Colour

Select the colour to be used as the shadow effect on the chart labels.

Border

Define the border style for the label.

Border Colour

Define the colour of the border for the labels of the chart.

Border Width

Define the width of the border for the labels of the chart.

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Series

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Series

 

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Option

Description

Aggregation LabelThis allows you to toggle the display of a label in front of the field name, based on the chart level aggregation applied.

Style

Specify the shading style for the series.

Direction

Select the direction of the gradient shading to be applied to the series.

Colour

Define the colour(s) to be applied to the series.

Combination Sub Chart

Specify which sub chart this series belongs to. This will define the type of chart, and which vertical axis it will use.

Shapes

Define whether line shapes are on, off, or system default.

Thickness

Define the width of the line in pixels.

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GIS Settings

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Option

Description

Selectable

Allow the user to enable and disable the layer when viewing the map.

Default

The layer will be enabled when the map is initially loaded.

Colour

Define the colour to be applied to the layer.

Foreground

The layer will be displayed in front of the map.

Zoom Levels

Define the number of zooms it takes for the layer to show and then hide on the map display.

Labels

Display the labels for each value in the layer.

Point Size

Define the diameter (pixels) of each point.

Bubble Fill Type

Define the shading effect to be applied to the bubbles.

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Combination Charts

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Option

Description

Chart Type

Define the type of display this chart will use.

Secondary Y Axis

Define which vertical axis this chart will use.

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