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Style List Dialog Box

You can use the Style List dialog box to customize the style for pointers in the same data series respectively in a gauge chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Style List dialog box when you select Style List in the Pointer tab of the Format Bar Gauge dialog box, Format Dial Gauge dialog box, or Format Solid Gauge dialog box, and provides you with different options in the dialog box according to the gauge type: dial/solid gauge or bar gauge.

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When you use the Style List dialog box to customize the pointer style for a dial or solid gauge, Designer displays the following options in the dialog box:

Styles

This box lists items to stand for the pointers. Select the items one by one to set the style of each pointer.

• Add button
  Select to add a new item.
• Remove button
  Select to remove the specified item.
• Move Up button
  Select to move the specified item higher in the box.
• Move Down button
  Select to move the specified item lower in the box.

Arrow

Select to use arrow for the pointer that the specified item in the Styles box represents.

• Value Pointer
  Select the style of the value pointer. Select a style from the drop-down list or select Customized and specify another image as the value pointer.
• Width
  Specify the width of the arrow.
• Height
  Specify the height of the arrow.
  

Mark

Select to use mark for the pointer that the specified item in the Styles box represents.

• Value Pointer
  Select the style of the value pointer. Select a style from the drop-down list or select Customized and specify another image as the value pointer.
• Width
  Specify the width of the mark.
• Height
  Specify the height of the mark.
• Position
  Select the position of the mark relative to the arc.
• Gap
  Specify the distance between the pointer and the arc, in pixels.

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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When you use the Style List dialog box to customize the pointer style for a bar gauge, Designer displays the following options in the dialog box:

Styles

This box lists items to stand for the pointers. Select the items one by one to set the style of each pointer.

• Add button
  Select to add a new item.
• Remove button
  Select to remove the specified item.
• Move Up button
  Select to move the specified item higher in the box.
• Move Down button
  Select to move the specified item lower in the box.

Use Pointer

Select to customize the style of the pointer that the specified item in the Styles box represents.

• Value Pointer
  Select the style of the value pointer. Select a style from the drop-down list or select Customized and specify another image as the value pointer.
• Width
  Specify the width of the pointer.
• Height
  Specify the height of the pointer.
• Position
  Select the position of the pointer relative to the bar.
• Gap
  Specify the distance between the pointer and the bar, in pixels.

Use Color Bar

Designer does not enable this option for setting the pointer style.

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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