Advanced dialog

This dialog varies according to different source it is opened from.


If it is opened by clicking the Advanced button in the Color List dialog, it helps you to define certain pattern to some specific values in a chart to make the same value the same effect, and the options in the dialog are as follows. Note that this feature does not apply to surface 3-D, gauge bubble 2-D and all scatter chart types, and the settings in the dialog have higher priority than the ones in the Color List dialog. See the dialog.

Adds a new value line.

Removes the selected value.

Values

Fill

Specifies the color schema for the pattern.

To specify the color, click the color image button and select a color swatch or type the hexadecimal value of the desired color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box directly. If the color swatches cannot meet your requirement, you can click More Colors on the color palette to open the Pick a Color dialog, with which you can set a full range of color, or click More Fill Effects to specify a fill effect in the Fill Effects dialog.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency for the color.

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.


If it is opened by clicking the Advanced button in the Line Pattern List dialog, it helps you to define certain pattern to some specific values in a chart to make the same value the same effect, and the options in the dialog are as follows. Note that this feature does not apply to surface 3-D, gauge bubble 2-D and all scatter chart types, and the settings in the dialog have higher priority than the ones in the Line Pattern List dialog. See the dialog.

Adds a new value line.

Removes the selected value.

Values

Specifies a series value to which the fill pattern will be applied.

Line Style

Specifies the line style for the pattern.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness for the line.

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.


If it is opened by clicking the button next to the Shape By text box when no field is added to the box and then the Advanced option in the Display screen of the map wizard, it helps you to specify an image as the shape of the markers for the selected group in a geographic map, and the options in the dialog are as follows. See the dialog.

Default Icon

Specifies to use the default icon as the shape of the markers. If you want to use your own icon, uncheck the option.

Image

Specifies the image of the markers. Input the URL for a web image or click the Browse button to specify a local image.

Shadow

Specifies the shadow image of the markers. Input the URL for a web image or click Browse button to specify a local image. Available only to Google Maps types.

Constrain Proportions

Specifies whether to change the width and height of the images at the same time in a certain proportion. If checked, when the width/height is changed, the height/width will also be changed in a certain proportion.

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.