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Use this tab to select a particular series in the Chart and customize its appearance.  The available options vary depending on the chart style selected in the <div class="GfakeTabGroup"><div class="GfakeTab">Chart Styles</div></div> tab.
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<tr><td><b>Chart Title</b></td><td>Sets the title at the top of the chart.</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Chart Type</b></td><td></td><td><div class="imgGlyph24 imgNote"></div> The settings on the panel adapt according to the chart type selected.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Line, Bar, Stick, Stacked Bar</i></td><td>These types are all longitudinal over time and may be mixed and matched at the series level.</td><td></td></tr>
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Options may include:
<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Scatter Plot</i></td><td>Observations paired in time, plotted as X versus Y.</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Bubble Chart</i></td><td>Observations grouped in time, show as X versus Y with Area.</td><td></td></tr>
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<li>Color</li>
<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Pie Chart</i></td><td>Cross-section of observations at one point in time.</td><td></td></tr>
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<li>Line Style</li>
<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Categorical Bar Chart</i></td><td>Cross-section of observations at one point in time.</td><td></td></tr>
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<li>Label</li>
 
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<li>Axis placement</li>
<tr><td><b>Legend and Labels</b></td><td>Controls row/column layout of legends</td><td>Particularly useful in charts with many series.</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Time Frame</b></td><td>Options to show all or a limited portion of the available observations.</td><td>Time frame may be fixed or data-driven at either end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Miscellaneous</b></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Sorting</i></td><td>Order of appearance in legend; alphabetical or numerically ranked.</td><td></td></tr>
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In addition to the customizations, there are buttons to:
<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Use Shading</i></td><td>Applies a shading effect to solid color areas, like pie chart segments.</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="Gtar"><i>Grids</i></td><td>Style settings for grids</td><td><i>Color</i> options for grids are set below in the <i>Preview</i> section.</td></tr>
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<li>Remove the selected series from the chart</li>
<tr><td><b>Epochal Overlay</b></td><td>Colors chart background to show US political eras over time.</td><td><div class="imgGlyph24 imgIdea"></div> Politics can be fun!</td></tr>
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<li>Add other series to the chart. Any series that are currently check-marked in the [[Workbench#Workbench_Tools|workbench]] are inserted.</li>
<tr><td><b>Table at Bottom</b></td><td>Adds a tabular view of the chart data.</td><td>This option is only available for single-series charts.</td></tr>
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<li>Add simple derived series to the chart.</li>
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Revision as of 13:56, 22 February 2017


Use this tab to select a particular series in the Chart and customize its appearance. The available options vary depending on the chart style selected in the
Chart Styles
tab.

Options may include:

  • Color
  • Line Style
  • Label
  • Axis placement



In addition to the customizations, there are buttons to:

  • Remove the selected series from the chart
  • Add other series to the chart. Any series that are currently check-marked in the workbench are inserted.
  • Add simple derived series to the chart.