Order/Select N dialog
This dialog helps you to set the sort order and the Select N condition in a chart. See the dialog.
Order
Specifies in which order data on the category/series axis of a chart will be displayed.
- Ascend
Lists data in an ascending order.
- Descend
Lists data in a descending order.
- No Sort
Keeps the data in their original order.
Select N
Specifies the Select N condition to define the number of category/series values that will be displayed while others are hidden.
- Select N
- All
If selected, all category/series values in the chart will be displayed.
- Top
If selected, specify a number in the text box to the right and the first N category/series values in the chart will be displayed.
- Bottom
If selected, specify a number in the text box to the right and the last N category/series values in the chart will be displayed.
- Based On
If checked, the category/series values will be sorted by the values of the summary selected with the direction specified. If unchecked, the category/series values will be sorted by the order specified in the Order box of the dialog.
- Other
Enabled when Top or Bottom is selected from the Select N drop-down list. Check this option and then type a character string in the text box to group all the category/series values beyond the top/bottom N category/series values.
OK
Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.
Cancel
Discards the changes and closes the dialog.
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.
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