Format Pointer Label Dialog Box

You can use the Format Pointer Label dialog box to format the pointer labels in a gauge chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Format Pointer Label dialog box when you right-click a pointer label in a gauge chart and select Format Pointer Label from the shortcut menu, or double-click any pointer label in a gauge chart.

This dialog box contains the following tabs:

General Tab
Font Tab
Format Tab

Designer displays these buttons in all the tabs:

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Apply

Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

General Tab

Use this tab to specify the general properties of the labels.

Format Pointer Label - General

Size

You can specify the size of the labels in this box.

Width
Specify the width of the labels, in pixels.
Height
Specify the height of the labels, in pixels.
X
Specify the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the labels, relative to their parent container.
Y
Specify the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the labels, relative to their parent container.
Alignment
Select the alignment of the text in the labels.
Word Wrap
Select to wrap the text according to the width of the labels.

Fill

You can specify the fill pattern of the labels in this box.

Fill
Specify the fill pattern of the labels. To edit the fill pattern, select the color indicator and specify a color or effect using the color palette. You can also type the hexadecimal RGB value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
Transparency
Specify the transparency of the fill pattern.

Border

You can specify properties for the border of the labels in this box.

Border Type
Select the type of the border.
- none
  Select if you do not want to show the border.
- raised
  Select to show 3-D border that appears as if it is raised off the page.
- recess
  Select to show 3-D border that appears as if it is pressed into the page.
- shadow
  Select to show two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object.
- solid
  Select to use single-line border.
Color
Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette, or type the hexadecimal RGB value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
Line Style
Select the line style of the border.
Transparency
Specify the transparency of the border.
Thickness
Specify the width of the border, in pixels.
End Caps
Select the ending style of the border.
- butt
  Select to end unclosed subpaths and dash segments with no added decoration.
- round
  Select to end unclosed subpaths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the line width.
- square
  Select to end unclosed subpaths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.
Line Joint
Select the joint style of the border.
- miter
  Select to join path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet.
- round
  Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width.
- bevel
  Select to join path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment.
Path
Specify the fill pattern of the border.
- Outline Path
  Select to use outline path for the border.
- Fill Path
  Select to use whole path for the border.
Dash
Specify the dash size of the border if you select a dash line style for the border.
- Auto Adjust Dash
  Select to adjust the dash size automatically.
- Fixed Dash Size
  Select to use fixed dash size.

Orientation

You can specify the orientation of the labels in this box.

Label Orientation
Specify the rotation angle of the labels.

Sample

This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.

Font Tab

Use this tab to specify the font properties of the text in the labels.

Format Pointer Label - Font

Font

You can specify the font style of the text in the labels in this box.

Font list
This drop-down list contains all the font faces you can select to apply to the text.
Font Size
Specify the font size of the text.
Font Color
Specify the font color of the text. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette, or type the hexadecimal RGB value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
Transparency
Specify the transparency of the text.
Rotation
Specify the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0.
Shearing
Specify the gradient of the text.

Effects

You can specify the special effects of the text in the labels in this box.

Style
Select the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic.
Strikethrough
Select the style of the horizontal line using which to strikethrough the text. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines.
Underline
Select the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned. When you select "patterned line" or "bold patterned", Designer draws a line or bold line in the pattern of the text.

Note icon Web Report Studio and JDashboard do not support underlining chart text, therefore, this property is ignored when the chart runs in Web Report Studio or is used in a dashboard.

Superscript
Select to raise the text above the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
Subscript
Select to lower the text below the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
Embossed
Select to make the text appear to be raised off the page in relief.
Engraved
Select to make the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page.
Outlined
Select to display the exterior border around each character of the text.
Shadowed
Select to add a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.

Sample

This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.

Format Tab

Use this tab to specify the data format of the labels.

Format Pointer Label - Format

Category & Format

These two boxes list the category types and the formats of each category that Designer provides by default. Select a category and a format for this category, then select Add to add it as the format of the category. You can add only one format for each category.

Properties

This text box shows the properties of the format that you select in the Format box. If the default formats Designer provides for a category cannot meet your requirement, you can define your own format in the text box and select Add to add it as the format of the category.

Auto Scale in Number

Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values that fall into the two ranges:

When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.

By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.

Sample

This box displays a sample for the selected format.

Stack

This box lists all the formats that you select from different categories.

Add

Select to add a format to the Stack box.

Remove

Select to remove the specified format from the Stack box.

Apply

Select to apply the specified format to the labels.

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