Format Pie dialog for report

This dialog appears when you double-click a pie of a chart in a page report or web report, or right-click it and select Format Pie from the shortcut menu. It helps you to format pies of a chart, and consists of the following tabs:

• General tab
• Fill tab
• Border tab
• Data Label tab

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Apply

Applies all changes and leaves the dialog open.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

General tab

Specifies the options which are available when you format a pie chart. See the tab.

Option

• Gap Amount
  Specifies the gap between two pies.
• Explode Amount
  Specifies the gap between every section and the central point of a pie.
• Data Label Type
  Specifies the display type for data value in the data label. It can be value, category name, percent, value and percent.
• Show Pie Name
  Specifies whether to show the name of the pie.

Fill tab

Specifies the color, fill effect and transparency for the pie sections. See the tab.

Use Single Color

If checked, the pie sections will use the single color pattern.

• Color
  Specifies the color schema for the selected pie sections in the same data series.

  To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after # if you have changed the default color.

• Transparency
  Specifies the transparency of the color schema.
• Color List
  Opens the Color List dialog to modify color pattern for pie sections in the same data series.

Use Single Color with Condition

If checked, each pie section can have its single color pattern based on defined conditions. You can click the Advanced or Normal button to switch between the two editing modes to edit the conditions.

• Normal
  • Select Field
    Lists all the available fields to which the conditional fill can be applied. Select the field on which you want to define the conditions from the drop-down list.
  • Value
    Specifies the value of the condition. Available when you select a category or series field from the Select Field drop-down list.
  • Start Value
    Specifies the start value of the condition. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.
  • End Value
    Specifies the end value of the condition. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.
  • Color
    Specifies the color that will be applied to the values which meet the condition.

    To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency for the color of the condition.
  • 
    Adds a new condition line.
  • 
    Removes the selected condition line.
  • Label
    If checked, you can modify the condition expression of the selected condition line which will be shown as the legend entry label.
  • Value
    Specifies to display data in the condition expression as value. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.
  • Percent
    Specifies to display data in the condition expression in percent. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.
• Advanced
  • Condition
    Displays the condition you have defined in the Edit Condition dialog.
  • Color
    Specifies the color that will be applied to the values which meet the condition.

    To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency for the color of the condition.
  • 
    Opens the Edit Conditions dialog to create or edit a condition.
  • Label
    If checked, you can modify the condition expression of the selected condition line which will be shown as the legend entry label.
  • Value
    Specifies to display data in the condition expression as value. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.
  • Percent
    Specifies to display data in the condition expression in percent. Available only when you select a value field from the Select Field drop-down list.

Use Multiple Colors with Condition

Not supported on pie chart.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

Border tab

Specifies the properties for the border of the pies, which take effect only when the Border property on chart paper is set to true in the Report Inspector. See the tab.

Border Type

Displays the type for border of the pies. The default value is solid, and cannot be changed.

Color

Specifies the color for the border of the pies.

To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency for color of the border.

Line Style

Specifies the line style to apply to the border of the pies.

Thickness

Specifies the weight of the border.

End Caps

Specifies the ending style of the border line.

• butt
  Ends unclosed sub paths and dash segments with no added decoration.
• round
  Ends unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the width of the pen.
• square
  Ends unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.

Line Joint

Specifies the line joint style for the border line.

• miter
  Joins path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet.
• round
  Joins path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width.
• bevel
  Joins path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

Path

Specifies the fill pattern of the border line.

• Outline Path
  Specifies the fill pattern of the border line to be outline path.
• Fill Path
  Specifies the fill pattern of the border line to be whole path.

Dash

Specifies the dash size of border line.

• Auto Adjusted Dash
  If selected, the dash size will be adjusted automatically.
• Fixed Dash Size
  If selected, the dash size will be fixed size.

Data Label tab

Specifies properties for data labels displayed on the pies. See the tab.

Static Data Label

Specifies properties of the static data labels on the pies.

• Show Static Data Label
  Specifies whether or not to show the static data labels on the pies.
• Position
  Specifies the position of the static data labels on the pies. Only when it is checked can the following static data label related properties take effect.
  • auto fit
    If selected, the static data labels will be displayed automatically.
  • sticker
    If selected, the static data labels will be displayed beside the pie sections.
  • slim leg
    If selected, the static data labels will be displayed beside the pie sections and pointed by thin lines.
  • best fit
    If selected, the static data labels will be displayed at the best fit position automatically.
  • on slices
    If selected, the static data labels will be displayed on the pie sections (slices).
• Suppress Label When 0
  If true, the static data label whose value is 0 will not be displayed on the chart.
• Line Color
  Specifies the color of the thin lines that are used to point to the static data labels.

  To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

Font

Specifies the font format of text in the data labels.

• Font list
  Lists all the available font faces that can be selected to apply to the text.
• Font Size
  Specifies the font size of the text.
• Font Color
  Specifies the font color of the text.

  To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

• Transparency
  Specifies the transparency of the text.
• Rotation
  Specifies the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0.
• Shearing
  Specifies the gradient of the text.

Effects

Specifies the special effects of text in the data labels.

• Style
  Specifies the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic.
• Strikethrough
  Specifies the style of the horizontal line with which the text is struck through. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines.
• Underline
  Specifies the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned.
• Superscript
  Raises the text above the baseline and changes the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
• Embossed
  Makes the text appear to be raised off the page in relief.
• Outlined
  Displays the inner and outer borders of each character.
• Subscript
  Lowers the text below the baseline and changes the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
• Engraved
  Makes the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page.
• Shadowed
  Adds a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.

Related topics:

• Formatting the pies/donuts