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From the three Pop-up menus on the Chart Inspector, you can inspect and change the following aspects of the currently selected chart.

Name
Each chart has a unique name. You select a chart by name using Range -> Goto.... You can also print a chart by name in a report. To change the name of a chart, select the name, be sure that the Graph Inspector is selected (i.e., the title bar is black not light gray), type the new name, and press enter. You cannot give a chart the same name as another chart in the worksheet. If you try to, Mesa will beep and the name will not change.
Color
The Color view allows the background color, border color, legend background color, and 3D background color to be changed. If the "Clear" check box is checked, the background below the graph will show through. This is especially useful for developing presentations using Concurrence(tm) or Create(tm). The width of the border can be changed using the slider below the border color well.
To change the color or pattern of the plotted part of the graph you do not need to use the Graph Inspector. Simply drag and drop color chips onto the graph itself. Mesa will keep color shading consistent for data that is grouped together.
Labels
The different areas of the on the Label view if the inspector allow you to change the appearance of the graph's labels. Labels are placed near the horizontal and vertical axis of a graph.
You can adjust the rotation of the labels using the Label Rotation area. Rotating labels enhances the visual appearance of the chart and can be used to display labels that would otherwise overlap. Labels may be rotated using the sliders or by typing the desired rotation in the text fields and pressing enter.
The check boxes in the Label Location area allow you to designate whether the top row and/or the left column contains additional labels. You can also designate ranges containing additional labels using the Range view of the Graph Inspector. Flat graphs can display one set of additional labels, and 3D graphs can display two sets of additional labels.
The font wells in the Fonts area of the view display the current font used to draw the labels on the X and Y axis. To change the font, open the Font Panel by selection Format ® Fonts... (Apple-t) or by double-clicking in the font well. Build the desired font and drop the font in the appropriate font well. The fonts of the X and Y axis can also be changed by dropping a font chip on the X or Y axis or any label of the chart.
The Display Format area of the view allows you to change the format and precision of the axis labels. You can select any of the Mesa's standard format, including date formats. This will not affect the format of additional labels.
The Label Position area allows you to select the vertical centering of labels drawn on the Y axis. Select the setting that you prefer.
Titles
Charts can display titles on the top, bottom and left side. The First and Second titles are drawn at the top of the chart. The X Axis title is drawn under the X axis. The Y Axis title is drawn to the left of the Y axis and is rotated 90 degrees. Enter the text to appear in the titles. The font of each title can be changed by dropping a font chip in the font well or by dropping a font chip on the title of the chart. If Cell Reference is checked, the text is interpreted as an address and the contents of the cell at that address is displayed.
Orientation
The Orientation defines the order that the data will be accessed when drawing the chart. Horizontal orientation reads data "across" and additional data ranges are added under the base range. Data in a column will show up with the same color and pattern. Vertical orientation reads data "down" and additional ranges are added on the right side. Data in the same row is given the same color and pattern. Mesa tries to choose the correct orientation for your data when you create a graph.
Ticks
This view allows you to set how the format in which ticks on the X and Y axis will be drawn.
Scale
By default, Mesa automatically chooses the largest and smallest X and Y values for data plots. You can change these values manually to enhance the appearance of a chart. To turn off automatic scaling, click the Auto Scale check box. Enter the desired scale values in the text fields and press enter. The minimum and maximum values must be different.
Graphs are displayed in linear scale by default, but can be displayed in log scale by clicking the "Log Scale" check box.
Grid
This view allows you to control the display of a light gray grid in the background of the chart. You can also select an optional black border around the graph area on the chart.
Range
You can add up to six discontiguous ranges to the base range of a data plot. Additional ranges will be added at the bottom or right side of the prior data range depending on the orientation of the chart. (See "Orientation" .) To add ranges, type the range into each of the six provided text fields.
In addition you can also add ranges containing titles to your graph using the Top Titles and Side Titles fields. The contents of these ranges will be added as additional labels to the graph the same way that selecting Top Row or Left Column in the Label Location area of the Label view would, except that the ranges entered as titles in this range do not need to be in a specific location in relation to the rest of the data.
Legend
This view allows you to place a data legend on the chart. The legend can be located on top, below, or on either side of the chart. The legend's font can be changed by dropping a font chip in the font well or by dropping a font chip directly on the legend on the chart.
The color of the chart can be changed by dropping color chips on the legend or by dropping the color chips on the item that you want to change directly on the graph.
Current
Some chart types have special inspector views to change unique parameters. These views appear in the Current view depending on the chart type.
  • You can have as many charts as you like on the worksheet
  • You can move and resize charts.

 

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