Chart Properties

Chart Properties provide the user with a variety of selections to set up the visual characteristics of the display chart which include:

• Title: If a Title is desired, the user provides the Text name, Font style and Text color.
  
• Plot: The Plot Tab offers the user the ability to set up the XY Plot characteristics, Tick characteristics and Range values.
  
• Other: Allows control of line distortion and chart colors.

When the user selects Chart Properties the following window will be displayed:

Title Tab

The Title Tab is where the Chart Title, Font and Color are configured. The Title is displayed above the chart.

The Title Tab offers the user the following setup properties:

1. Show Title: To display a chart Title, select the check box.
2. Text: Enter the Title in the Text field.
3. Font: Click on the Select button to pop up a Font Selection window and select the Font Style, Size and Attributes. Select OK to accept and close the Font Selection window. The selected Font Style will be displayed in the text field. For more details see the Font Selection description.
4. Color: Click on the Select button to pop up the TitleColor window and select the properties of the Title color. Select OK to accept and close the Title Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Title Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.

Plot Tab

The Plot Tab is used to configure the XY Plot characteristics and provides the following setup properties:

• Domain Axis
• Range Axis
• Appearance
• Ticks

1. Domain Axis: The Domain Axis Tab is used to configure the X-axis Label, Font and Color.

• Label: Enter the Label in the Text field.
   
• Font: Click on the Select button to pop up the Font Selection window and select the Font Style, Size and Attributes. Select OK to accept and close the Font Selection window. The selected Font Style will be displayed in the text field. For more details see the Font Selection description.
• Paint: Click on the Select button to pop up the Label Color window and select the properties of the Label color. Select OK to accept and close the Label Color window. The final color example will displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Label Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.

2. Range Axis: The Range Axis Tab used to configure the Range Axis Label, Font, Color and Range Values.

• Label: Enter the Label in the Text field.
• Font: Click on the Select button to pop up the Font Selection window and select the Font Style, Size and Attributes. Select OK to accept and close the Font Selection window. The selected Font Style will be displayed in the text field. For more details see the Font Selection description.
• Paint: Click on the Select button to pop up the Label Color window and select the properties of the Label color. Select OK to accept and close the Label Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Label Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.
• Range: The Range Tab is used to set up the Minimum and Maximum Range Values for the chart or to allow the range to Auto-adjust with the plotter values.

• Auto-adjust range: To set the chart Range to Auto-adjust, select the check box.
• Minimum range value: Enter the Minimum value for the chart in the text field. When Auto-adjust is selected, Minimum range value will be disabled.
• Maximum range value: Enter the Maximum value for the chart in the text field. When Auto-adjust is selected, Maximum range value will be disabled.

3. Appearance: The Appearance Tab is used to select the Outline Stroke style and color, Background color and chart Orientation.

• Outline stroke: Click on the Select button to pop up the Stroke Selection window.

Click on the down arrow to display the drop down menu of Stroke Selection options. Select the option and click OK.

• Outline paint: Click on the Select button to pop up the Outline Color window and select the properties of the Outline color. Select OK to accept and close the Outline Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Outline Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.
• Background paint: Click on the Select button to pop up the Background Color window and select the properties of the Background color. Select OK to accept and close the Background Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Background Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.
• Orientation: Click on the down arrow to display the drop down menu of Orientation options (Vertical or Horizontal). Select the option and click OK.

4. Ticks: The Ticks Tab is used to select Tick LabelFont and show Tick Labels and/or Tick Marks for the Domain Axis and Range Axis. The Ticks Tab is not displayed when the Appearance Tab is selected.

• Show tick labels: To display Tick Labels, select the check box.
• Tick label font: Click on the Select button to pop up the Font Selection window and select the Font Style, Size and Attributes. Select OK to accept and close the Font Selection window. The selected Font Style will be displayed in the text field. For more details see the Font Selection description.
• Show tick marks: To display Tick Marks, select the check box.

Other Tab

The Other Tab controls line distortion and chart colors.

1. Draw anti-aliased: Select to minimize distortion of the chart Plot lines. Default is "selected".
2. Background paint: Click on the Select button to pop up the BackgroundColor window and select the properties of the Background color. Select OK to accept and close the Background Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Background Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color. For more details see the Color Selection description.

Note: Under the Other tab, the only feature available is the background paint. All others are not supported by the Productivity Suite software.

Font

Click on the FontSelect button to pop up a Font Selection window and select the Font Style, Size and Attributes. Select  OK to accept and close the Font Selection window. The selected Font Style will be displayed in the Font text field.

Color

Click on the ColorSelect button to pop up the Color window and select the properties of the color. Select  OK to accept and close the Color window. The final color example will be displayed in the Color field. Selecting Cancel will close the Label Color window without saving changes. Selecting Reset will return to the original color.

1. Swatches Tab: When a color is selected, a Preview is displayed and the selected color is shown in the Recent block.

2. HSB Tab: (Hue, Saturation, Brightness) Begin setting up the HSB with the "B" selection to the right of the window. Adjustments can be made using the pointer or using the up/down arrows . A Preview of the adjusted color will be displayed.

3. RGB Tab: (Red, Green, Blue) Adjustments can be made using the pointer or using the up/down arrows . A Preview of the adjusted color will be displayed.