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Chart area properties (rectangular chart)

This section describes the property settings of rectangle charts (bar charts, line charts, and area charts).

Set the background color and border of the chart area ("General" tab)

In the General tab, set the background color, border, and attribute-formula of the chart area.

Item

Description

Border style

To display the border, select the Show check box, and then specify the line width, line type, and line color.

Background style

Specify the paint pattern of the background color of the chart area.

  • Fill pattern

    • sxd10_i357.png No fill

    • sxd10_i358.png Grayscale

      Specify the color and depth of grayscale.

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    • sxd10_i359.png Fill Color

      Specify the single fill color.

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    • sxd10_i360.png Hatching

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      • Line width(dot)

        Specify the border width.

      • Line interval(dot)

        Specify the border width.

      • Line color

        Select a border color.

    • sxd10_i361.png Tiling

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      • Tile image

        Specify the background image file. Supported image files are BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIF, and GIF files. The images that can be output differ according to the printer model. For more information, see the following manuals.

        Click the Ref. button on the right edge of the Tile image field to display the Open dialog and specify the file.

      • Fit to shape

        Specify whether to output the image according to the size of the chart area. If you select this check box, the image is reduced/enlarged to match to the size of the chart area.

    • Gradation

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      • Pattern

        Select the gradation pattern.

        Pattern

        Name

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        Gradation1

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        Gradation2

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        Gradation3

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        Gradation4

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        Gradation5

        Displayed contents vary depending on the selected pattern.

        • Start X(dot)

          Specify the X coordinate of the start point of the gradation if you select Gradation1 for Pattern.

        • Start Y(dot)

          Specify the Y coordinate of the start point of the gradation if you select Gradation1 for Pattern.

        • End X(dot)

          Specify the X coordinate of the end point of the gradation if you select Gradation1 for Pattern.

        • End Y(dot)

          Specify the Y coordinate of the end point of the gradation if you select Gradation1 for Pattern.

        • Cyclic

          Specify whether to set the gradation to be cyclic if you select Gradation1 for Pattern.

          Select this check box to specify the gradation as cyclic.

        • Start color

          Select the start color of the gradation from the palette color if you select Gradation1 or Gradation2 for Fill pattern.

        • End color

          Select the end color of the gradation from the palette color if you select Gradation1 or Gradation2 for Fill pattern.

        • Center color

          Select the center color of the gradation from the palette color if you select Gradation3, Gradation4, or Gradation5 for Fill pattern.

        • Outer color

          Select the outer color of the gradation from the palette color if you select Gradation3, Gradation4, or Gradation5 for Fill pattern.

        • Direction

          Select the direction from the gradation start point to the end point if you select Gradation2 for Pattern.

        • Pattern

          Specify the gradation pattern if you select Gradation3 for Pattern.

        • Center X(dot)

          Specify the X coordinate of the center of the gradation if you select Gradation4 for Pattern.

        • Center Y(dot)

          Specify the Y coordinate of the center of the gradation if you select Gradation4 for Pattern.

        • Radius(dot)

          Specify the radius of the gradation if you selected Gradation4 or Gradation5 for Pattern.

Attribute-formula

Specify an attribute-formula.

Set an axis ("Direction and Display" tab)

In the Direction and Display tab, set the direction of the item axis and value axis, show/hide of each axis, show/hide of the legend, etc.

Item

Description

Chart direction

You can change the direction of the category axis and value axis to display.

Value axis is vertical (left) and value axis is horizontal (right)

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Reference

For "Item axis is horizontal and value axis is vertical", the bottom left is the starting point. The item axis increases from left to right and the value axis increases from bottom to top.

For "Item axis is vertical and value axis is horizontal", the upper right is the starting point. The item axis increases from top to bottom, and the value axis increases from right to left.

Show

Specify whether to show or hide the category axis, value axis, legend, and secondary category axis.

Restriction

Even when you select the check box for the secondary category axis, the secondary category axis does not appear if the data series is not specified for the secondary value axis in the Series tab.

The secondary category axis may appear completely overlapping the first category axis.

Set data series ("Series" Tab)

In the Series tab, you can specify the data series to be set to the first value axis and the secondary value axis. Configure the show/hide settings individually for each data series.

Item

Description

Corresponding value axis

Specify the data series to be set to the first value axis and the secondary value axis. The data series set to the secondary value axis appears on top of the data series for the first value axis. You can also set the value axis in properties of each data series. Both settings are synchronized.

Show series

Configure the show/hide settings individually for each data series. Data series in Show appears in the chart. If the data series is moved to Hide, it will not appear in the chart.

Set the data marker ("Marker group 1" Tab)

On the Marker group 1 tab, set the display format of the series, the overlap of the series data, the display interval between the item data, the show/hide of the auxiliary line, etc.

In the Corresponding value axis field of the Series tab, if series data is set for the Secondary value axis, the Marker group 2 tab is also displayed. The setting items are the same as the Marker group 1 tab.

Item

Description

Bar attributes

Set the type of the bar chart, overlapping between data in data series, display interval between item data, and display of section lines.

The setting values are enabled only for bar charts.

  • Alignment

    Select the display format for bars.

    • Standard

      Displays data series arranged horizontally (or vertically).

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    • Stacked

      Displays a stacked bar chart.

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    • Percentage

      Displays a 100% stacked bar chart.

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  • Space(%)

    Specifies the display interval between each item data.

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  • Overlap(%)

    Specify the overlap of series data. You can specify this item only if you specify Standard for Alignment.

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  • Show section lines

    Specifies whether to display the classification of data in data series with lines.

    This setting is available only when Alignment is Stacked or Percentage. If Show section lines is selected, specify the line width, line type, and line color in the Line style field.

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    Showing section lines

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    Hiding section lines

Area attributes

Sets the type of the area chart and the display of drop lines. The setting values are enabled only for area charts.

  • Alignment

    Select an area display format.

    • Standard

      Displays a standard area chart according to the values of each series data.

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    • Stacked

      Displays a stacked area chart.

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    • Percentage

      Displays a 100% stacked area chart.

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  • Show drop lines

    Specify whether to draw a line from elements of series data to the category axis.

    This setting is available only when Alignment is Stacked or Percentage.

    If Show section lines is selected, specify the line width, line type, and line color in the Line style field.

    Showing drop lines

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    Hiding drop lines

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Line attributes

Set the type of the line chart and the display of auxiliary lines.

The setting values are enabled only for line charts.

  • Alignment

    Select the display format of the line.

    • Standard

      Displays a standard line chart according to the values of each series data.

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    • Stacked

      Displays a stacked line chart.

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    • Percentage

      Displays a 100% stacked line chart.

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  • Auxiliary line

    Select the type of auxiliary lines. This setting is available only when Alignment is Stacked or Percentage. When "High-low line" or "Descent" is selected, specify the line width, line type, and line color in the Line style field.

    • None

      Does not display auxiliary lines.

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    • High-low line

      Connects the minimum and maximum value of the series data for each category.

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    • Drop line

      Draws lines from elements in series data to the category axis.

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Select the multi-page to display the chart ("Multi" tab)

The settings are the same as the Multi-page tab of the property editor. For details, see "Chart item properties ("Multi-page" tab)".

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