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 Use the chart window

From the chart window you can change the type of chart and the features of the chart.

Click each of the parts of the chart window to see a brief description in another help window:

View a pie chart:

To see the text that accompanies a toolbar button in a chart window, right-click the toolbar button.

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 Copy a chart

To copy the displayed chart to the clipboard as a bitmap:

•	Click Copy Bitmap [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.

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 Print a chart

To print the displayed chart:

•	Click Print [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.


 Import or export a chart

Save (or export) a chart to a file with the extension .chf. This file also contains the options used to create the chart. To redisplay the chart later, import it. An imported chart with a legend always displays that legend at the right side of the chart window.

To import or export a chart:

1.	Click Import Chart [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Import Chart dialog opens.

Or,

Click Export Chart [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Export Chart dialog opens.

2.	Provide the drive, directory, and file name for the chart file.


Change the chart window's appearance
 Change the chart window’s appearance

You can change the window's appearance by:

•	Displaying or hiding the palette bar or pattern bar.

•	Moving the Chart window’s toolbar.

•	Changing the Chart window’s toolbar help from fly-by to balloon style.

To display or hide a bar:

•	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select the name of the bar.

When you display both the pattern and palette bars, they share the same horizontal position on the screen.

To move the Chart window’s toolbar:

•	Drag the toolbar to any location on the screen.
If that location is at a window edge, the toolbar docks there. Otherwise it becomes a floating toolbar, which you can move and resize as a window.
As you drag the toolbar, its dotted outline changes to show where the toolbar would be positioned if you dropped it.

Right-click a toolbar button to display help for that button.

To change the style of Chart window’s toolbar help:

1.	Right-click the toolbar border.
A context menu appears.

2.	Select Balloon Tooltips to see help for the toolbar buttons in a balloon.
Or,
Select Standard Tooltips to see help for the toolbar buttons in a rectangle.

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 Use the chart dialogs

As you click the name of each dialog, a description of it appears in the task help window. Make sure you can see both windows. Then investigate, in succession, any dialogs of interest.

3D View Properties

Color

Chart Properties

Data Editor

Export Chart

Font

Import Chart

Legend Options

Pattern Editor

Titles


Change the chart data
 Change the data

Use the Data Editor to change the data for a chart.

To change the data:

1.	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The Data Editor appears in the chart area and the menu item becomes checked.

2.	Double-click any value to access edit mode.

3.	Type the new value.

4.	Use the arrow keys to move from value to value making appropriate changes.

5.	Press Enter or click outside the Data Editor to exit edit mode.

6.	Click Tools [image]. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The chart reappears and the menu item becomes unchecked.


Change the data's font or color
 Change the data’s font or color

Change the font for data values on a bar, line, or point chart.

To change the font:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Values Font from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Type a font name in the Font text box or select one from the list.
The Sample box reflects this and any other changes you make in this dialog.

3.	Type a style name in the Font Style text box or select one from the list.

4.	Type a point size in the Size text box or select one from the list.

5.	Select or clear the Underline check box to underline the data or remove its underline.

6.	Select or clear the Strikeout check box to make or remove a line through the data.

7.	Select a color from the Color drop-down list box.


 Copy the data

To copy the data used to create the chart:

•	Click Copy Data [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The data, as you would see it in the Data Editor, is copied to the clipboard.

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 Switch between 2D and 3D

To switch between a 2D and 3D view of the chart:

•	Click 3D [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.


Change the chart's perspective
 Change perspective

For most charts, you can rotate the chart’s perspective; pie and doughnut charts can only be rotated on the x-axis.

To view a chart from a different perspective:

1.	Click Rotate [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The 3D View Properties dialog opens.

2.	Select both the 3D and the Full 3D View check boxes.

3.	Drag the red bead in the xyz-axes figure in the upper left of the dialog to an x-axis location.

4.	Drag the blue bead in the figure to an y-axis location.


Change the chart's colors or patterns
 Change colors or patterns

In any chart, you can change the color of:

•	Text

•	The chart or legend background

•	The axis area for area, bar, and point charts

Change the color and/or pattern of:

•	Bars for bar charts.

•	Points for charts with points

•	The area for area charts.

•	The slices for pie and doughnut charts. Unlike bars, points, and area, the color or pattern is per slice. This is because each slice is considered a series, and each series can have its own color. If you give one slice a pattern, each of the other slices automatically get other patterns.

When appropriate, Versions automatically updates the legend.

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 Change text color

To change the colors of the text in the chart:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select an item, such as Top Title, from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Select a new color from the Color drop-down list box.


 Change the color of chart elements

To change the colors of non-text chart elements:

1.	If the window is not wide enough to display your color on the palette bar, use the arrows to scroll through the colors.

2.	Drag a color from the palette bar on the Chart window’s toolbar to the location to apply that color.

Or,

1.	To select a different color:

a.	Click Color [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar to display the available colors.

b.	Click the new color.
Your color appears as the selected color on the button.

2.	Drag the color from the button to the location to apply it.


 Change the pattern of chart elements

To change the patterns of non-text chart elements:

1.	If the pattern bar is not already displayed, click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select PatternBar from the menu.

2.	If the window is not wide enough to display your pattern on the pattern bar, use the arrows to scroll through the patterns.

3.	Drag a pattern from the pattern bar to the location to apply it.


 Design a pattern

Don’t feel limited by the number of patterns on the pattern bar. You can design your own patterns by changing the design of a current pattern.

To change the design of a pattern:

1.	If the pattern bar is not already displayed, click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select PatternBar from the menu.

2.	Select a pattern to replace with a custom pattern.
If the window is not wide enough to display the pattern to replace, use the arrows to scroll through the patterns.

3.	Double-click the pattern.
The Pattern Editor displays the 8-by-8 pixel pattern in a grid.

4.	Redesign the pattern by clicking squares in the grid. Each square you click changes its color from white to black or vice versa.
The Sample box displays how the new pattern will look.


 Customize the palette bar

Don’t feel limited by the number of colors on the palette bar. You can replace those colors with customized colors.

To replace a color on the palette bar with a customized color:

1.	If the palette bar is not already displayed, click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select PaletteBar from the menu.

2.	Select a color to replace with a custom color.
If the window is not wide enough to display the color to replace, use the arrows to scroll through the colors.

3.	Double-click the color.
The Color dialog opens.

4.	Click Define Custom Colors.
The Color dialog expands to display all the available colors.

5.	Select a color from the color refiner box of available colors.
Variations in brightness for the selected color appear in the luminosity bar. Moving the slider changes the color in the Color|Solid box.
(Because white and black appear in the luminosity bar for all colors, to change from white or black to another color, you must move the slider.)
Information about the selected color appears in the text boxes beneath the color refiner box. (Clicking a color from Basic Colors or Custom Colors also displays information in these boxes.)

6.	If you finish defining the custom color, click OK. The color (rather than the solid) version of this color replaces the original palette bar color.

Or to compare a few hues side-by-side,

a.	Click Add to Custom Colors.

b.	Repeat steps 5 and 6a until you have a number of colors defined in the Custom Colors boxes.

c.	Click one of the colors from Custom Colors then click OK.


Change the chart's depth
 Change the chart’s depth

To change the depth displayed in the chart:

1.	Click Rotate [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The 3D View Properties dialog opens.

2.	Select the 3D check box, but not the Full 3D View check box.

3.	Move the slider just above the check boxes to the right for more depth or to the left for less.
The block figure in the upper right of the dialog changes to represent of the currently selected amount of depth.


 Differentiate the depth with color

For a chart element, such as a slice, you can use the selected color or a shaded version of it to show depth in the chart.

To toggle between using the selected color or shaded version:

1.	Click Rotate [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The 3D View Properties dialog opens.

2.	Select the Shadows check box to use the shaded color or clear it to use the selected color.


 Create or edit titles

Create titles for the left, right, top, or bottom of the chart that act as over-all titles or names for the axes.

To create or edit titles for your chart:

1.	Click Titles [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Titles dialog opens.

2.	Type or edit the contents of the Top, Left, Right, or Bottom text boxes.

3.	Click Apply to apply your changes to the chart before closing the dialog.


Change a title's font or color
 Change a title’s font or color

To change the font or color for a title:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select a type of title, such as Left Title, from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Type a font name in the Font text box or select one from the list.
The Sample box reflects this and any other changes you make in this dialog.

3.	Type a style name in the Font Style text box or select one from the list.

4.	Type a point size in the Size text box or select one from the list.

5.	Select or clear the Underline check box to underline the title or remove its underline.

6.	Select or clear the Strikeout check box to draw or remove a line through the title.

7.	Select a color from the Color drop-down list box.


Change the slice labels' font or color
 Change slice labels’ font or color

Each slice on a pie or doughnut chart has a label indicating the quantity and the percentage represented by the slice.

To change the font for slice labels:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Constant Legends from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Type a font name in the Font text box or select one from the list.
The Sample box reflects this and any other changes you make in this dialog.

3.	Type a style name in the Font Style text box or select one from the list.

4.	Type a point size in the Size text box or select one from the list.

5.	Select or clear the Underline check box to underline the label or remove its underline.

6.	Select or clear the Strikeout check box to draw or remove a line through the label.

7.	Select a color from the Color drop-down list box.


 Move or explode a slice

Move (or explode) a slice in a pie or doughnut chart.

To explode a slice:

•	Drag the slice away from the pie.
The chart resizes itself to accommodate the distance between the slice and the pie.


View a slice or bar's synopsis
 Display a synopsis of a slice, bar, or point

To see a synopsis of what a slice, bar, or point represents:

•	Double-click the slice or bar.
A balloon of information appears.
For example, the balloon for a slice displays the numbers represented by both the slice and the pie along with the percentage for that ratio.


 Use reference-line cursor to read chart

To use the reference-line cursor to read the chart:

1.	Click any non-movable part of the chart.
X-axis and y-axis reference lines appear in the chart. They intersect at and pinpoint the location of the cursor.

2.	Move the cursor to any point, bar, or area to read its value.


Change the bar's width
 Change the bar’s width or shape

To change the width of bars:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the General tab.

3.	Move the Marker Volume slider to the right (for wider) or to the left (for thinner) bars or cubes.
All the way to the right makes the bars or cubes abut.

To change the shape of bars:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Type the number of vertices in the No. of Vertex text box or move the slider from the left to the right to enter a number from 0 to 16 into the text box.

4.	Select the Conic check box for conical bars or clear it for cylindrical bars.


 Display or hide borders on bars

To display or hide the borders that define elements such as bars:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Borders check box to outline the elements with borders or clear it to hide the borders.


 Stack the bars

Stack (or unstack) a series of bars in a bar chart.

To stack (or unstack) the bars:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the General tab.

3.	Select a style from the Stacked Style drop-down list box.


Change the point marker's shape
 Change the point marker’s shape

Point markers indicate the locations of points and come in a variety of 2-D and 3-D shapes.

To change the shape of point markers:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the General tab.

3.	Select a shape from the Point Type drop-down list box.

4.	Move the Point Size slider to the right (for larger) or to the left (for smaller) points.


 Display or hide points

To display or hide points:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Point Markers check box to display the points or clear it to hide the points.


 Connect the points with lines

To connect the points with lines (or to hide those lines):

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Connect Lines check box to connect the points or clear it to remove the lines that connect the points.

4.	If you are connecting lines, type an integer from 1 to 16 to indicate the line’s thickness in the 3D Line Thick text box or move the slider to set a thickness.
The sample shows the thickness that will appear on the chart.


Display or hide chart values
 Display or hide values

Display the values of each bar, point, etc.

To display or hide values:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Show Values check box to display the values or clear it to hide them.

To show values on charts that have points, Point Markers must also be checked. If you want to see the values only on such a chart, click the General tab and move the Point Size slider to the far left.


 Display or hide area lines

Area lines are lines on an area chart that are perpendicular to the x-axis and link the points to the axis.

To display or hide area lines:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Area Lines check box to display or clear it to hide the area lines.


 Resize the axis area

To resize the axis-area of a chart:

•	Drag any of the four sides of the axis area to a new location.
Words along the axes change to numbers as the area becomes too small to display the words.


Change an axis's scale
 Change an axis’s scale

Depending on the type of chart, you can change the scale for either the x-axis or y-axis.

To change the scale of an axis:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Scale tab.

3.	Type the lowest number in the scale for the axis in the Minimum text box. If this number is larger than the one you type for Maximum, the chart will be clipped.

4.	Type the highest number in the scale for the axis in the Maximum text box. If this number is smaller than the one you type for Minimum, the chart will be clipped.

5.	Type the number represented by 1 unit on the axis in the Scale Unit text box. For example, type 1,000 to have each unit on the axis represent 1,000 units. Then a 3 on the chart would be short for 3,000. The scale (in this example 1/1000) appears in the upper left portion of the chart. The values are divided by the scale unit. (This is not like Microsoft Excel; and some other applications that have charts.)

6.	Type the number of digits to be displayed after the decimal in the Decimals text box.

7.	When using a scale unit other than the default 1, select the Fixed option button to set the size of the interval between tick marks yourself. Then type the interval in the Fixed text box. (When the scale unit is 1, use the Automatic option button.)

8.	Select the Linear option button to use a linear scale.

Or,

a.	Select the Logarithmic option button to use a different base.

b.	Type the base in the Logarithmic text box.


 Change tick marks

Tick marks are the marks along an axis at given intervals. For example, the y-axis may have a tick mark every 5 units.

To change the interval between tick marks:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Scale tab.

3.	Select the Automatic option button to determine the size of the interval between tick marks automatically.

Or,

a.	Select the Fixed option button to set the size of the interval between tick marks yourself.

b.	Type the interval in the Fixed text box.

To change the displayed precision of tick marks:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Scale tab.

3.	Type the number of digits to be displayed after the decimal in the Decimals text box.


Match series and axes color
 Match color of series and axes

To display the axes in the same color as the selected series:

1.	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

2.	Click the Series tab.

3.	Select the Color Line check box.


Change axis labels' font or color
 Change axis labels’ font or color

To change the font for the x-axis or y-axis of a chart:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select X Legend or Y Legend from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Type a font name in the Font text box or select one from the list.
The Sample box reflects this and any other changes you make in this dialog.

3.	Type a style name in the Font Style text box or select one from the list.

4.	Type a point size in the Size text box or select one from the list.

5.	Select or clear the Underline check box to underline the label or remove its underline.

6.	Select or clear the Strikeout check box to make or remove a line through the label.

7.	Select a color from the Color drop-down list box.


 Edit the text of axis labels

The text labels for the bars on a bar chart, etc. are also the labels used in the legend. Editing these labels with the Data Editor changes the text along the axis and in the legend.

To change the text of the labels:

1.	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The Data Editor appears in the chart area and the menu item becomes checked.

2.	Double-click any label to access edit mode.

3.	Edit the text.

4.	Use the arrow keys to move from label to label, making appropriate changes.

5.	Click outside the Data Editor to exit edit mode.

6.	Click Tools [image] and select Data Editor from the menu again.
The chart reappears with the new labels and the menu item becomes unchecked.

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 Display or hide the legend

To display or hide the legend:

•	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Legend from the menu.
The menu item becomes unchecked and the legend disappears or checked and the legend reappears.
The legend reappears at the right side of the chart.


 Move the legend

To change the location of the legend:

•	Drag the legend to a new location.
You can move the legend to any location on the screen. If that location is a window edge, the legend docks there. Otherwise it becomes a floating legend, which you can move and resize as a window. As you drag the legend, its dotted outline changes to show where the legend would be positioned if you dropped it.

Or,

1.	Right-click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Do one of the following:

•	Select Left, Top, Right, or Bottom to place the legend in one of those locations.

•	Select Float to create a window for the legend.
Then you can resize the legend by dragging any of the sides of the legend.
You can reposition the legend by dragging it to a new location.

•	Select Fixed to fasten a floating legend to its current location on the chart.


Change the legend's type
 Change the legend’s type

To change from a fixed or side legend to a floating legend:

•	Double-click the legend.
A floating legend appears at the fixed location.

To change from a floating legend to its previous type of legend:

•	Double-click the legend.
A floating legend becomes the type of legend it was previously.
Or, if the legend is floating over an edge of the chart window, a single click docks it at that location.

To change from one type of legend to another:

1.	Right-click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select a type of legend.


Change the legend's border
 Change the legend’s border

To draw or remove a border around the legend:

1.	Right-click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

3.	Select or clear the Draw Border check box.


Change the legend's look
 Change the legend’s frame

To give the legend a 3D frame or remove it:

1.	Right-click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

3.	Select or clear the 3D Frame check box.


 Resize the legend

Resize the legend if it is docked at one side of the chart window using the following procedures. If it is a floating legend, you resize it as you would any window.

To change the proportions of window space allotted to the legend and the chart:

•	Drag the splitter bar to an appropriate location.

To display the splitter bar (if it is currently hidden):

1.	Right_click  while pointing at the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

3.	Select the Draw Splitter check box.


Edit the legend's text
 Edit the legend’s text

The labels used in the legend are also the text labels for the bars on a bar chart, etc. Editing these labels with the Data Editor changes the text in the legend and along the axis.

To change the text used in the legend:

1.	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The Data Editor appears in the chart area and the menu item becomes checked.

2.	Double-click any legend item to access edit mode.

3.	Edit the text.

4.	Use the arrow keys to move to or double click other items and change them.

5.	Click outside the Data Editor to exit edit mode.

6.	Click Tools [image]. Then select Data Editor from the menu again.
The chart reappears with the new legend text and the menu item becomes unchecked.

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Change the legend's font or color
 Change the font or color of the legend’s text

To change the font or color for the legend:

1.	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Legend Box from the menu.
The Font dialog opens.

2.	Type a font name in the Font text box or select one from the list.
The Sample box reflects this and any other changes you make in this dialog.

3.	Type a style name in the Font Style text box or select one from the list.

4.	Type a point size in the Size text box or select one from the list.

5.	Select or clear the Underline check box to underline the text in the legend or remove its underline.

6.	Select or clear the Strikeout check box to make or remove a line through the text in the legend.

7.	Select a color from the Color drop-down list box.


Display the legend text on additional lines
 Display the legend’s text on multiple lines

To wrap the text of the items in the legend from one line to the next (to save horizontal space):

1.	Right_click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

3.	Select the MultiLine check box.
Words will wrap from one line to the next. However, individual words will not become hyphenated. Thus, the end of a word may be “chopped off”.


 Delete items from the legend

To delete items from the legend, delete their text labels and select the Skip Empty option. Be aware that the text used in the legend is also displayed along an axis. Deleting the text for an item in the legend also deletes that label from the axis. Normally, you delete from the legend only items that had values of zero and, therefore, do not appear in the chart.

To delete the text used in the legend:

1.	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The Data Editor appears in the chart area and the menu item becomes checked.

2.	Double-click the text for any legend item to access edit mode.

3.	Delete the text.

4.	Use the arrow keys to move to or double click other items and change them.

5.	Click outside the Data Editor to exit edit mode.

6.	Click Tools [image]. Then select Data Editor from the menu again.
The chart reappears with the new legend text and the menu item becomes unchecked.

To delete items from the legend:

1.	Right_click while pointing anywhere within the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Select Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

3.	Select the Skip Empty check box.


 Change depth of series

To change the depths of the series in a multitype chart:

•	Click Cluster [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.


Export Chart dialog
 Export Chart

Save (or export) a chart for redisplay later. The file (with the extension .chf) also contains the options used to create the chart.

To export a chart:

•	Click Export Chart [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Export Chart dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Drives
Select the drive on which to store the file.

Directories
Select the directory in which to store the file.

Save Files of Type
Limit the display of existing files by selecting a type. The appropriate extension appears in the File Name text box.

File Name
Type a file name.

Network...
Click to connect another network drive.


Import Chart dialog
 Import Chart

Display (or import) a previously saved chart. The file (with the extension .chf) also contains the options that were used to create the chart. An imported chart with a legend always displays that legend at the right side of the chart window.

To import a chart:

•	Click Import Chart [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Import Chart dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Drives
Select the drive on which the file is stored.

Directories
Select the directory where the file is stored.

List Files of Type
Limit the display of existing files by selecting a type.

File Name
Select a name from the list box, or type the name of a file into the text box.

Network...
Click to connect another network drive.


Font dialog (for charts)
 Font

To change the font or color for text related to the chart:

•	Click Text Fonts [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select an item from the menu.
The items are:

-	Left Title, Right Title, Top Title, Bottom Title

-	X Legend, Y Legend, Legend Box

-	Constant Legends

-	Values Font.

The Font dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Font combination
Type the font name or select it from the list. You can type the first letter or so and then select from the list.

Font Style
Type the style name or select it from the list.

Size
Type the point size or select it from the list.

Effects

Strikeout
Select to put a line through the text. Clear to remove such a line.

Underline
Select to underline the text. Clear to remove an underline.

Color
Select a color from the list.

Sample
Shows the effects of your selections on the sample text AaBbYyZz.


Titles dialog (for charts)
 Titles

Display titles that contain informational text along the top, bottom, left, or right of the chart window.

To create or edit titles:

•	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Titles dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Top
Type or edit the text for the title that appears at the top of the chart.

Left
Type or edit the text for the title that appears at the left side of the chart.

Right
Type or edit the text for the title that appears at the right side of the chart.

Bottom
Type or edit the text for the title that appears at the bottom of the chart.

Apply
Click to apply your settings without closing the dialog.
Moving to another tab (when there is one) is equivalent to clicking Apply.


Data Editor (for charts)
 Data Editor

To change the data used in the chart or the labels for that data:

•	Click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select Data Editor from the menu.
The Data Editor appears in the chart area and the menu item becomes checked.

The Data Editor displays a matrix that lists the legend items vertically and the charted values for each of those items horizontally.

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3D View dialog (for charts)
 3D View

To change a chart’s perspective, depth, etc.:

•	Click Rotate [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.

 Dialog Box Options

XYZ-Axes figure
Drag the red bead from 270 to 360 or from 0 to 90 degrees around the x-axis. This changes the value in the X Angle text box.
Drag the blue bead from 0 to 360 degrees around the y-axis. This changes the value in the Y Angle text box.
The block figure in the upper right of the dialog rotates, giving you an idea of the perspective you will see if you use the current x and y angles.

X Angle
Type a number from 270 to 360 or from 0 to 90 degrees or use the XYZ-Axes figure to set the number.

Y Angle
Type a number from 0 to 360 degrees or use the XYZ-Axes figure to set the number.

Block figure
Shows the effects of your selected change in perspective or depth on a set of rectangles to give you an idea of how your changes will affect your chart.

3D Depth slider
Move the slider above the check boxes to the right to display more depth and to the left to display less. The slider is effective only when the 3D check box is checked and the Full 3D View check box is not.

3D
Select to change the depth or the perspective of the chart.

Full 3D View
Select to change the perspective or clear to change the depth of the chart. (Enabled only when the 3D check box is checked.)

Shadows
Select to use shaded colors to show depth. (For example, the edge of each pie slice becomes a variation of the color of the slice.) Clear to use the same color for depth as for the other dimensions.

Apply...
Click to apply your changes to the chart without closing the dialog. This allows you to experiment with depth and perspective before you exit.
Moving to another tab (when there is one) is equivalent to clicking Apply.


Chart Properties dialog (for charts)
 Chart properties

To set general, series, scale, 3D view, and titles options:

•	Click Options [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.

To set options:

Select one of the tabs across the top of the dialog:

•	Select General to specify the general chart options, such as chart type, stack style, grid and color schemes, point type and size.

•	Select Series to customize options for each series independently.

•	Select Scale to customize axis settings, such as its scale and the increment for tick marks.

•	Select 3D View to change the chart’s perspective, depth, etc.
This is equivalent to clicking Rotate [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.

•	Select Titles to create or edit the top, left, right, and bottom titles for the chart.
This is equivalent to clicking Titles [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.

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General tab (for charts)
 General tab

Use the General tab to specify general options for your chart. Depending on the type of chart you select, some of the other options become disabled.

Many of the options in this dialog are list boxes containing icons or pictures of the items to be selected. Dragging the cursor from item to item displays a description of each item at the bottom of the list box.

 Dialog Box Options

Gallery Type
Select a type of chart.

Appearance group

Stacked Style
Select a type of stacking:

 no stacking

 stacked

 100% stacked

Grid Lines
Select grid lines for the axis area:

 no grid lines

 horizontal grid lines

 vertical grid lines

 both horizontal and vertical grid lines

Color Scheme
Select a color scheme for elements that accept colors:

 solid colors

 black-and-white patterns

 color patterns

3D Cluster
This check box becomes enabled when the Multiple Types check box in the Series dialog is checked.
Select 3D Cluster to give each series a separate depth in the chart. In other words, the axis area deepens to allow one series to be in front of the next. Clear this to have the series share a common area.

Color Lines
Select to make the axes the same color as the selected series.

Point Type
Select a shape for point markers:

 no points

 triangular points

 variable points

 rectangular points

 spherical points

 circular points

 cubed points

Point Size slider
Slide to the right for larger and to the left for smaller point markers.

Marker Volume slider
Slide to the right for wider and to the left for thinner bars or cubes on bar and cube charts.
All the way to the right makes the bars abut.

Apply
Click to apply your settings without closing the dialog.
Moving to another tab (when there is one) is equivalent to clicking Apply.


Type of chart

 area

 line

 horizontal bar

 pie

 stacked

 column or vertical bar

 mark or point

 scatter

 Pareto

 cubes

 spline (fit to curve)

 hi-low-close

 polar


Series tab (for charts)
 Series tab

Use the Series tab to customize each series independently. Depending on the type of chart you select, some of the other options become disabled.

 Dialog Box Options

Series
Select a series for which to set options.

Type group

Multiple Types
Select to display a multiple type chart, that is, a chart with more than one series. When checked, you specify a type for each series from this dialog. When cleared, you specify a chart type using one of the following:

•	The Gallery Type drop-down list box on the dialog for the General tab

•	The Gallery button on the Chart window’s toolbar

Checking Multiple Types enables the Gallery Type drop-down list box on this dialog, but disables the gallery items listed above. The only types of charts available are area, cubes, point (or marks), vertical bar (or column), line, and spline (fit to curve).
Pie and doughnut charts are special cases. They have multiple series so that each slice can be assigned a different color, but only one type.

Gallery Type
Select the type of chart for this series.

Point Markers
Select to display or clear to hide point markers.

Show Values
Select to display or clear to hide the values for elements, such as bars.
To show values on charts that display points, Point Markers must also be checked.
If you want to see the values only, move the Point Size slider in the General tab to the far left.

Borders
Select to display or clear to hide the borders that define elements, such as bars. For example, if you are using a conical or cylindrical chart, it may be convenient to hide the borders.

Area Lines
Select to display or clear to hide the vertical lines in area charts that connect each point to the x-axis.

Candlesticks
For hi-low charts only. Select to display the elements as candlestick charts. Clear to display the elements as bars.

Connecting Lines
Select to connect the points in the chart or clear to remove the lines that connect the points.

Shape
The name of this group varies with the type of chart. You may see Bar Shape, 3D Line’s Shape, 3D Bar’s Shape. The options also vary. All the possible options are listed below.

Series Color
Select a color for chart elements in this series.

Multiple Shapes
Select to use a different shape for each series or clear to use the same shape for all series.

No. of Vertex text box and slider
Type the number of vertices for the shape or move the slider to indicate that number. (The range is from 1 to 16. If you use a number outside the range, the nearest number inside the range is used.)
The sample shows you an element with the number of vertices you selected.

Conic
Select to make the elements conical or clear to make the elements cylindrical.

3D Line Thick text box and slider
Type the thickness for the line or move the slider to indicate that number. (The range is from 1 to 16. If you use a number outside the range, the nearest number inside the range is used.)
The sample shows you an element with the number of vertices you selected.

Apply
Click to apply your settings without closing the dialog.
Moving to another tab (when there is one) is equivalent to clicking Apply.


Scale tab (for charts)
 Scale tab

Use the Scale tab to customize axis settings. Depending on what axis you select, some options become disabled.

 Dialog Box Options

Select an axis to customize:

Main Y Axis option button

X Axis option button (available only for scatter charts).
When selected, the Main Y Axis group below becomes renamed the X Axis group. The contents of the group do not change.

Secondary Y Axis option button (not available)

Main Y Axis group

Minimum
Type the lowest number in the range shown by the axis. If this number is larger than the one you type for Maximum, the chart will be clipped.

Maximum
Type the highest number in the range shown by the axis. If this number is smaller than the one you type for Minimum, the chart will be clipped.

Scale Unit
Type the number represented by 1 unit on the chart. For example, type 1,000 to have each unit on the chart represent 1,000 units. Then a 3 on the chart would be short for 3,000. The scale (in this example 1/1000) appears in the upper left portion of the chart. The values are divided by the scale unit. (This is not like Microsoft Excel and some other applications that have charts.) When using a scale unit other than the default 1, select Fixed as the increment gap (explained below) and set a value for the increment.

Decimals
Type the number of decimals to use in the number displayed for each tick mark.

Automatic Increment (gap) option
Select to allow Versions to determine the size of the interval between tick marks along the axis.

Fixed Increment (gap) option button and
Select to set the size of the interval between tick marks along the axis. Then type the interval in the text box.

Show Zero Axis
Select to invert elements whose values are less than zero. For example, an up-side-down cone might represent a negative number.

Main Y Axis group

Linear option
Select to use a linear scale.

Logarithmic option button and
Select to use a logarithmic scale. Type the base in the text box.

Apply
Click to apply your settings without closing the dialog.
Moving to another tab (when there is one) is equivalent to clicking Apply.


 Zoom

To enlarge an area of the chart or revert to the original chart size from an enlarged view:

1.	Click Zoom [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar.

2.	Click the chart to produce a magnifying glass cursor.
(Click an area of the chart where clicking does not have some other meaning. For example, in a pie chart, click the background or the depth of a slice. Clicking a slice allows you to move the slice not enlarge it.)

3.	Drag the cursor to include an area to enlarge.


Legend Options dialog (for charts)
 Legend Options

The legend options allow you to draw a border around a legend, give it a 3D frame, display a splitter bar, use more than one line for labels, and skip items without labels.

To select legend options:

1.	Right_click while pointing at the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Click Options.
The Legend Options dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Draw Border
Select to add or clear to remove a border around the legend.

Draw Splitter
Select to add or clear to remove a splitter bar.
The bar allows you to change the amounts of window space allotted to the chart and the legend.

3D Frame
Select to add or clear to remove a frame around the legend.

Skip Empty
Select to add or clear to delete items without labels from the legend.

MultiLine
Select to allow the labels to wrap from one line to the next. Clear to display each label on only one line.


Left (context menu item for charts)
 Top, Bottom, Left or Right

To move the legend to the top, bottom, left or right side of the chart:

1.	Right-click while pointing at the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Click Top, Bottom, Left or Right.


Float (context menu item for charts)
 Float

To turn the legend into a window:

1.	Right-click while pointing at the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Click Float.


Fixed (context menu item for charts)
 Fixed

To fasten a floating legend to its current location on the chart:

1.	Right-click while pointing at the legend.
A context menu opens.

2.	Click Fixed.


Color dialog (for charts)
 Color

To replace a color on the palette bar:

•	Double-click a color to be replaced.
The Color dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Basic Colors
Click to add a basic color to the palette bar.
(All the basic colors were on the palette bar by default.)

Custom Colors
Click to add a custom color to the palette bar.

Define Custom Colors...
Click to expand the Color dialog to its full size and define a new custom color.

color refiner
Displays all the available colors.
Click a color to view it in the Color|Solid box and a range of similar colors in the luminosity bar.
Notice that black and white are in the luminosity bar for all selected colors. Therefore, if the previous color was black or white, the color in the Color|Solid box does not change until you move the slider in the luminosity bar.

luminosity bar with slider
Displays all the colors in the luminosity range for the color selected from the color refiner box.
Move the slider to select a luminosity. Your choice appears in the Color|Solid box.

Color|Solid
Displays the color selected from the available colors at the brightness selected from the luminosity bar.
The color (rather than the solid) version of the color appears on the palette bar.

Hue
Indicates the hue of the color in the Color|Solid box.
Hue is the position of the color in the color spectrum.

Sat
Indicates the saturation of the color in the Color|Solid box.
Saturation is the purity of a color’s hue, from gray (0) to pure color.

Lum
Indicates the luminosity, or brightness, of the color in the Color|Solid box.
Black is 0, and white is 240.

Red
Indicates the amount of red in the color in the Color|Solid box.

Green
Indicates the amount of green in the color in the Color|Solid box.

Blue
Indicates the amount of blue in the color in the Color|Solid box.

Add to Custom Colors
Click to put the color in the Color|Solid box to a Custom Color box.


Pattern Editor for charts
 Pattern Editor

To modify a pattern on the pattern bar:

•	Double-click the pattern to be modified.
The Pattern Editor dialog opens.

 Dialog Box Options

Pattern Bitmap
Displays the 8-by-8 pixel pattern that you can modify.
(Clicking a bit changes its color from white to black or vice versa.)

Sample
Displays your pattern as it will look on the chart.


Splitter bar

Move the splitter bar that separates the chart and the legend vertically or horizontally to adjust how much window space is allocated for each.


Title bar

The title bar stretches across the top of the window and contains the name of the product.


Palette bar

The palette bar stretches across the top of the window and displays the selectable colors. If scroll arrows appear to the left of the bar, you can scroll to see more colors.
You can drag colors to areas that accept color changes. Double-click a color to replace it with another color from the available colors.


Pattern bar

By default, the Pattern Bar is hidden. To display it, click Tools [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar. Then select PatternBar from the menu.

The pattern bar stretches across the top of the window and displays the available patterns. If scroll arrows appear to the left of the bar, you can scroll to see more patterns.

You can drag patterns to areas that accept patterns changes. Double-click a pattern to alter that pattern.


Close box

Double-click to exit charting.


Scroll arrows

When either the entire palette bar or pattern bar cannot fit across the window, the scroll arrows appear, allowing you to scroll through the colors or the patterns.


Import Chart button (on chart toolbar)
Import Chart

In the chart window, click Import Chart [image] to redisplay (or import) a chart file with a .chf extension.


Export Chart button (on chart toolbar)
Export Chart

In the chart window, click Export Chart [image] to save (or export) a chart file with a .chf extension.


Copy Bitmap button (on chart toolbar)
Copy Bitmap

In the chart window, click Copy Bitmap [image] to copy the current chart to the clipboard as a bitmap.


Copy Data button (on chart toolbar)
Copy Data

In the chart window, click Copy Data [image] to copy data about the chart to the clipboard as text. This is essentially the data that the Data Editor displays for the chart.


Print button (on chart toolbar)
Print

In the chart window, click Print [image] to print the current chart.


Gallery button (on chart toolbar)
Gallery of chart types

In the chart window, click Gallery [image] to change the current chart from one type to another. For example, you can change a pie chart to a bar chart. The Gallery button displays the icon for the current chart type so it may not look exactly like the button shown here.

Click the arrow to display the icons for all the available chart types. Dragging the cursor from icon to icon displays a description of each icon at the bottom of the list box.

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Color button (on chart toolbar)
Color

In the chart window, use Color [image] to drag colors to areas whose color can be changed.

Click the arrow to display the available colors; then click one of the displayed colors. Now that your selection appears on the button, drag it from the button to a location that accepts color changes, such as the legend’s background or a pie slice.


3D button (on chart toolbar)
3D

In the chart window, click 3D [image] to switch between 2D and 3D versions of the selected chart type.


Rotate button (on chart toolbar)
Rotate

In the chart window, click Rotate [image] to change the perspective of the chart or its amount of depth.


Cluster button (on chart toolbar)
Cluster

In the chart window, click Cluster [image] to give each series a separate depth in the chart. The axis area deepens to allow one series to be in front of the next. Clear this to have the series share a common area.


Zoom button (on chart toolbar)
Zoom

In the chart window, click Zoom [image] to magnify a part of the chart or to return from a magnified view to the original view of the chart.


Legend button (on chart toolbar)
Legend

In the chart window, click Legend [image] to display or hide the legend.


Series Legend button (on chart toolbar)
Series Legend

In the chart window, click Series Legend [image] to display or hide the series legend.


Vertical Grid button (on chart toolbar)
Vertical Grid

In the chart window, click Vertical Grid [image] to display or hide vertical grid lines in the axis area of a bar, area, or point chart.


Horizontal Grid button (on chart toolbar)
Horizontal Grid

In the chart window, click Horizontal Grid [image] to display or hide horizontal grid lines in the axis area of a bar, area, or point chart.


Titles button (on chart toolbar)
Titles

In the chart window, click Titles [image] to edit the top, left, right, and/or bottom title for the current chart.
The Titles dialog opens.


Text Font button (on chart toolbar)
Text Font

In the chart window, click Text Fonts [image] to change the font or color of any text:

•	Left, right, top, or bottom title

•	X legend, y legend, or legend box

•	Constant legends

•	Values


Tools button (on chart toolbar)
Tools

In the chart window, click Tools [image] to view the Tools menu, from which you can open the Data Editor or display or hide the legend, series legend, palette bar, and pattern bar.


Options button (on chart toolbar)
Options

In the chart window, click Options [image] to change General, Series, Scale, 3D View, and/or Titles options.
The Chart Properties dialog opens.


Bar chart in axis area

A bar chart shows a row of vertical or horizontal bars, each of which represents a value. Depending on the options you set for a bar chart, you can display the bars abutting, with space between them, with borders, with values, with up to 16 vertices, conical-shaped, cylindrical-shaped, or stacked. Vertical bar charts can be in a cluster.

The axis area is a rectangular area delineated by the amount of x-axis and y-axis shown in the chart.


Exploded pie slice

A slice of a pie chart is said to explode when you drag it away from the rest of the slices.


Constant legend

The number and percentage label for each slice of a pie chart.


Pie chart

A pie chart is a circular chart containing slices that represent proportions of a whole. You can display one or more slice exploded (moved away from the center). Pie charts can be rotated around the x-axis only.


Axis and axis labels

A bar chart has both x and y-axes. The text that identifies points along an axis is called an axis label.


Legend

The legend is the key to a chart. The legend shows the colors or patterns used to identify elements of a chart, along with the text that identifies that element. The legend appears in its own section of the chart window or in another window.


Information

Double-clicking a bar or slice displays information about that bar or slice.


Top title

The top title is Informational text you place along the top of the chart window. For example, you may want to put an over-all title for the chart at the top. Other titles can appear at the right, left, or bottom of the chart window.


2D (defined)
2D

Abbreviation for two-dimensional.


3D (defined)
3D

Abbreviation for three-dimensional.


area chart (defined)
area chart

Chart of the area under a line. Used to show the relative importance or proportions of parts to a whole. Depending on the options you set for an area chart, you can display the area with values, with area lines, stacked, or in a cluster.


area line (defined)
area line

Line on an area chart that is perpendicular to the x-axis and connects the axis to one of the points.


axis (defined)
axis

One of the reference lines in a coordinate system.


axis area (defined)
axis area

A rectangular area delineated by the amount of x-axis and y-axis shown in the chart.


balloon help (defined)
balloon help

Help displayed beside the selected item inside a balloon-shaped container.


bar chart (defined)
bar chart

Chart that shows a row of vertical or horizontal bars, each of which represents a value. Used to show variation over time. Depending on the options you set for a bar chart, you can display the bars abutting, with space between them, with borders, with values, with up to 16 vertices, conical-shaped, cylindrical-shaped, or stacked. Vertical bar charts can be in a cluster.


candlesticks chart (defined)
candlestick chart

Chart that shows four series of columns with bases, each representing the open, high, low, or closing prices of stock. A column with its base resembles a right-side-up or up-side-down candlestick. Used in financial analysis.


.chf file (defined)
chf file

A chart file that can be saved and redisplayed later.
Click Export Chart [image] on the Chart window’s toolbar to save (or export) any chart to a file.
Click Import Chart [image] to redisplay (or import) that chart from the saved file.


cluster (defined)
cluster

Each series is shown at a different depth.


conical chart (defined)
conical chart

Chart using conical bars or conical cubes (depending on the selected chart type). Used to show the relative importance of values over time.


constant legend (defined)
constant legend

The number and percentage label for each slice of a pie or doughnut chart.


cubes chart (defined)
cubes chart

Chart that displays cubes (rather than bars). Used to show the relative importance of values over time. Used to show trends or changes in data over time. Depending on the options you set for a cubes chart, you can display the cubes alone, with up to 16 vertices, conical-shaped, cylindrical-shaped, with values, with borders or in a cluster.


cylindrical chart (defined)
cylindrical chart

Chart using cylindrical bars or cylindrical cubes (depending on the selected chart type). Used to show the relative importance of values over time.


Data Editor (defined)
Data Editor

Tool that allows you to change the values being charted and to change the text in the legend. (This text may also appear along an axis.)


dock (defined)
dock

When one window attaches itself to and becomes part of another window. For example, when you drag a floating Chart window’s toolbar to one edge of the chart window, it attaches itself to the chart window.


doughnut chart (defined)
doughnut chart

Circular chart containing slices that represent proportions of a whole. The chart has a hole in the middle. You can display one or more slice exploded (moved away from the center). Doughnut charts can be rotated around the x-axis only.


explode (defined)
explode

Pie or doughnut slice is said to explode when you drag it away from the rest of the slices.


float (defined)
float

To be in its own window. For example, a fixed toolbar at one edge of the chart window can be changed to a floating toolbar in its own resizable window. A floating toolbar can be moved to any location on the screen.


fly-by help (defined)
fly-by help or tooltip

Very brief help description (usually only one or two words) that appears beside the selected Chart window’s toolbar button in a small rectangle. Also called a tooltip. Depending on the system, fly-by help appears when you hold the mouse pointer over the button or when you right-click the button.


hi-low-close chart (defined)
hi-low-close chart

Chart that shows three series of columns, each representing the high, low, or closing prices of stock. Used in financial analysis. Depending on the options you set for a hi-low chart, you can display the elements as bars or  with or without values. If you use bars you can display them with borders, with up to 16 vertices, conical-shaped, or cylindrical-shaped.


label (defined)
label

The text that identifies points along an axis. For example, each bar may have a label. This label also appears in the legend unless the legend is a series legend.


legend (defined)
legend

A key to a chart. The legend shows the colors or patterns used to identify elements of a chart, along with the text that identifies that element. The legend appears in its own section of the chart window or in another window.


line chart (defined)
line chart

Chart that shows a line of connected points. Used to show trends or changes in data over time. Depending on the options you set for a line chart, you can display the lines alone, with point markers, with values, or in a cluster.


multitype chart (defined)
multitype chart

Chart that allows you to combine several chart types in different series of a chart.


open-hi-low-close chart (defined)
open-hi-low-close chart

Chart that shows four series of columns, each representing the open, high, low, or closing prices of stock. Used in financial analysis.


palette bar (defined)
palette bar

Bar at top of chart window that allows user to change colors by dragging a color from the bar to an object that accepts color, such as a bar, slice, axis area, chart background, or point markers.
You cannot use the palette bar to change the color text. That is set as a font option.


Pareto chart (defined)
Pareto chart

A bar chart that has an added cumulative curve indicating the proportion accumulated by each bar in the chart. Used in statistical analysis. Depending on the options you set for a Pareto chart, you can display the lines with point markers and or values. The bars can be abutted or spaced.


pattern bar (defined)
pattern bar

Bar at top of chart window that allows user to change patterns by dragging a pattern from the bar to an object that accepts a pattern, such as a bar, slice, axis area, chart background, or point markers in a series.


Pattern Editor (defined)
Pattern Editor

Editor used to change the repeating bitmap used as a pattern.


pie chart (defined)
pie chart

Circular chart containing slices that represent proportions of a whole. You can display one or more slice exploded (moved away from the center). Pie charts can be rotated around the x-axis only.


point chart (defined)
point chart

Chart that plots points or point markers. Used to show trends or changes in data over time. Depending on the options you set for a point chart, you can display the points alone, connected by lines, with point markers, with values, or in a cluster.


point marker (defined)
point marker

Location of a point represented as a triangle, circle, etc.


polar chart (defined)
polar chart

Chart that shows a polar coordinate system. (Polar coordinates locate points in a plane by their distance from a fixed point on a line and the angle this line makes with a fixed line.) Used to show the relative importance of values over time. Depending on the options you set for a polar chart, you can display the points with point markers or with values.


real-time chart (defined)
real-time chart

Chart that can receive data and scroll automatically without flickering. Suitable for specific real-time applications.


scale (defined)
scale

The amount that each unit on an axis represents. For example, if the scale is 1/1000, each unit represents 1,000 of whatever the chart measures. A tick mark labeled 5 would be 5,000.


scatter chart (defined)
scatter chart

Point chart that shows the relationship or degree of relationship between numeric values in several series. Two groups of numbers may be plotted as one series of x-y coordinates. Depending on the options you set for a scatter chart, you can display the points alone, with point markers, with values, or connected by lines. Only in this type of chart, the attributes assigned to the y-axis become the attributes of the x-axis as well. For example, if the y-axis is blue, so is the x-axis.


series (defined)
series

A simple chart contains only one series: one line, one row of bars, etc. Charts that can have more than one series include: area charts, cubes charts, point charts, vertical bar (or column) charts, line charts, and spline charts. Each series has its own legend, color, etc. In addition, a series legend identifies each series, usually by color. A chart with more than one series is called a multitype chart.

Pie and doughnut charts are special cases. They have multiple series so that each slice can be assigned a different color, but only one type. The legend for a pie or doughnut chart is not a series legend.


series legend (defined)
series legend

A legend identifying each series in a chart with multiple series or types.

Each slice in a pie and doughnut chart is defined internally as a series so each slice can have a different color. This is a special case. The legend for a pie or doughnut chart is not a series legend.


spline chart (defined)
spline chart

Chart that shows a curved line of connected points. Used to show trends or changes in data over time. Depending on the options you set for a spline chart, you can display the lines alone, with point markers, with values, or in a cluster.


stacked (defined)
stacked

When the bar or area for one series starts where the bar or area for another ends, the two series are stacked. 100% stacked means that the entire axis area is filled.


3D surface chart (defined)
surface chart

Chart that looks as if someone stretched a sheet over the surface of a 3D bar chart. Can be viewed in 2D or 3D. Used to find the best combinations using two sets of data. Colors are assigned depending of the height (y value) of each point in the chart. You must have more than one series to display a surface chart.


tick mark (defined)
tick mark

Marks along an axis at given intervals. For example, the y-axis may have tick marks at 5, 10, 15, 20,....


title (defined)
title

Informational text you can place along the top, bottom, left, or right of the chart window. For example, you may want to put an over-all title for the chart at the top, and names for the x and y-axes at the bottom and left sides of the chart window.


toolbar (defined)
toolbar

Also called button bar. Bar that contains buttons, each of which perform a variety of functions. Usually at the top of the screen, but can be dragged to any edge or float in a separate window that can be moved anywhere on the screen.


value (defined)
value

The value or quantity associated with a bar, slice, or point. When displayed, the value appears at the top of a bar, beside a slice, or above a point.


x-axis (defined)
x-axis

One of the three axes in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Usually the horizontal axis.


x legend (defined)
x legend

The numeric or text labels along the x-axis.


y-axis (defined)
y-axis

One of the three axes in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Usually the vertical axis.


y legend (defined)
y legend

The numeric or text labels along the y-axis.


z axis (defined)
z-axis

One of the three axes in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Usually indicates depth.


context menu
 context menu (or pop-up menu)

A menu that appears when you right-click an item in the project window. The menu contents vary with the context, i.e. what has been clicked. In general, a context menu contains the most commonly used items from a related pull-down menu on the menu bar. In some cases, the items on the context menu are shortcuts.


 right-click

The action of pressing and releasing the secondary mouse button. Since most mice are configured for right-handed operation, the left button (under the index finger) is the primary button and the right button (under the middle or ring finger) is the secondary button.