Format Paper dialog

This dialog helps you to format the paper of a chart. It contains the following tabs (some tabs may be not applicable for certain chart types):

OK

Applies the settings and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

General tab

This tab shows some general information of the chart paper. See the tab.

Name

Specifies the display name of the chart paper, which will be shown on the shortcut menu of the paper.

X

Specifies the X coordinate of the chart paper.

Y

Specifies the Y coordinate of the chart paper.

Width

Specifies the width of the chart paper.

Height

Specifies the height of the chart paper.

Fill Type

Specifies the type for filling the chart paper.

Color

Indicates the background color of the chart paper.

To change the color, click the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog, then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the chart paper background.

Show Tips

Specifies whether to show the corresponding data information when the mouse pointer points at a target in the chart paper.

Show Category and Series

Specifies whether to show data of the category and value axes when the mouse pointer points at a target in the chart paper. It takes effect only when the option Show Tips is checked.

Border tab

This tab shows information about borders of the chart paper. See the tab.

Line Style

Specifies the line style of the chart paper borders.

Border Type

Specifies the type of the chart paper borders.

Color

Specifies the color of the chart paper borders.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the chart paper borders.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of the chart paper borders.

Coordinate tab

You can use this tab to view and configure properties of the coordinates. See the tab.

Scale X

Specifies the scaling ratio for the X axis.

Scale Y

Specifies the scaling ratio for the Y axis.

Scale Z

Specifies the scaling ratio for the Z axis.

Angle X

Specifies the rotation angle around the X axis. Applies to 3-D charts and pie charts.

Angle Y

Specifies the rotation angle around the Y axis. Applies to 3-D charts and pie charts.

Angle Z

Specifies the rotation angle around the Z axis. Applies to 3-D charts and pie charts.

Perspective

Specifies the perspective effect of the chart. Input an integer to set the effect.

Interactive

Specifies whether the chart can be interactive or not.

Graph tab

You can use this tab to view and configure properties of the graphic object. See the tab.

Bar Width

Specifies the width of the bars. Applies to bar charts only.

Line Thickness

Specifies thickness of the lines. Applies to line charts only.

Show Wall

Specifies whether or not to show the chart wall.

Show Floor

Specifies whether or not to show the chart floor.

Use Depth

Specifies whether to make the chart visually three-dimensional. Applies to 2-D bar, bench, line and area charts only.

Show Static Data Label

Specifies whether or not to show the static data labels on the data markers. Applies to 2-D bar, bench, line, area, pie and radar charts only, and wnly when it is set to true can the following static data label related properties take effect.

Data Label Type

Specifies in which way the static data labels will be displayed.

Position

Specifies the position of the static data labels around the data markers.

Auto Arrange

Specifies whether to display the static data labels inside the bars at the best position. Available only to bar and bench charts and when the static data label's position is set to one of the following: Inside Center, Inside Top or Inside Bottom.

Show Pie Name

Specifies whether or not to show the pie name. Applies to pie charts only.

Threshold Line tab

You can use this tab to view and configure properties of the threshold lines. See the tab.

Show Threshold Line1

Specifies whether or not to show the first threshold line.

Threshold Value1

Specifies the value of the first threshold line.

Threshold Line Color1

Specifies the color of the first threshold line.

Show Threshold Line2

Specifies whether or not to show the second threshold line.

Threshold Value2

Specifies the value of the second threshold line.

Threshold Line Color2

Specifies the color of the second threshold line.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the threshold lines.

Axis Z tab

You can use this tab to view and configure properties of the Z axis. See the tab.

Show Axis Z

Specifies whether or not to show the Z axis.

Placement

Specifies the position of the axis.

Show Axis Label Tips

Specifies whether to display the complete label text when the mouser pointer points at a label on the axis.

Label Font Automatic Orientation

Specifies to adjust the rotation angle of the label text on the axis automatically according to the length of the label text, in degrees.

When this option is true by default:

Angle

Specifies to customize the rotation angle of the label text on the axis. Activated when Label Font Automatic Orientation is set to false (unchecked). You can input the angle in the text box directly.

Bullet tab

You can use this tab to view and configure properties of the bullets in a chart. See the tab.

Featured Measure Width

Specifies the width of the featured measures, measured in a percentage of the unit width. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Comparative Measure Width

Specifies the width of the comparative measures, measured in a percentage of the unit width. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Qualitative Ranges Width

Specifies the width of the qualitative ranges, measured in a percentage of the unit width. Enter a numeric value to change the width.