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58 Report Studio
Chapter 2: Types of Reports
Steps
1. Select the chart or chart element that you want to change:
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To change general properties, such as size and color, click the chart object.
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To change specific chart elements, such as a title or axis, click the element itself.
Tip: To cancel a selection, press the Esc key.
2. In the Properties pane, click the property you want, and then make the desired changes.
Ellipsis points (...) indicate that a dialog box provides further options.
You may have to scroll to see all the properties.
Customize the Colors of a Chart
You can use the chart palette to control the colors of the columns, lines, or areas in a chart. For
example, if you know that Telephone is the first in a data series of order methods and you want it
to appear in blue, you use the palette to ensure that the first item in the series is blue.
You use a unique color, pattern, or gradient fill for each series in the chart. Patterns are useful
when the report is printed on a black and white printer because colors do not print well in shades
of gray.
Change the data format
Select the y-axis. Under Data, change the Data Format
property.
Change ordinal axis properties, such
as label truncation, skip interval,
and so on
Select the ordinal axis. Under General, select the
Truncation, Allow Rotation, Allow Stagger, or Allow Skip
property.
Change the white space around the
chart
Under Box, select the Padding or Margin property.
Change the color or pattern in the
palette for columns, lines, and areas
Under Color & Background, select the Palette or
Conditional Palette property.
Apply a palette to a series
Under Color & Background, select the Series Color
property.
Change the default color or font
(p. 60) for all chart elements
Under Color & Background, change the Background
Color, Foreground Color, or Fill Effects property.
Under Font & Text, change the Font or Relative
Alignment property.
Override the default font or color
for axes and chart values
Click the lock icon in the toolbar to unlock the chart
object, select the chart body by clicking between the axes,
and change the Font, Background Color, Foreground
Color, or Fill Effects property.
Resize the chart
Under Positioning, change the Size & Overflow property.
Change the 3-D appearance of a
chart
Under General, change the Depth or Visual Angle
property.
Insert a background image or
watermark in the chart body, that is,
the space between the axes
Click the lock icon in the toolbar to unlock the chart
object, select the chart body by clicking between the axes,
and change the Background Image property.
Insert a background image or
watermark in the chart object
Under Color & Background, change the Background
Image property.
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Under Data, change the Drill Throughs property.
Goal
Action to perform in the Properties pane