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4-8-6 Change legend settings

You can change the following settings in Legend settings in the Chart settings dialog:

  • Whether to show or hide the legend

  • Legend display position, border and background styles, and text format

The setting items of Legend settings are the same for both rectangular and circular charts.

For details on the display example of the legend in each chart, see "4-8-1 Chart components".

Legend settings

This section describes the settings in Legend settings.

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Item

Description

Show legend

Clear the check box to hide the legend.

Legend position, style, attribute-formula - "General" tab

The setting items on the General tab are as follows:

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Item

Description

Position

Specify the position of the legend in the chart area.

Border style, Background style, and Attribute-formula

Set the border and background styles and an attribute-formula for the legend. The setting procedure is the same as for chart areas. For details, see "Border style", "Background style", and "Attribute expressions" in "4-8-5 Change chart area settings".

Legend text on the "Format" tab

The setting items on the Format tab are as follows:

Set the font of the text displayed in the legend.

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Item

Description

Full-width font/Half-width font

Specify the full-width or half-width fonts you want to use for the legend. The selectable fonts change depending on the form language.

Text decoration

Select the check box to use bold or italic text.

Font size

If you have cleared the check box for Automatic size adjustment, specify the font size within the range of 1 to 96.

Automatic size adjustment

If you select the check box, the font size is automatically adjusted to match the legend area.

Color

Select a font color from the color palette.

Justify

The text alignment appears here. You cannot change this setting.