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Format Area Dialog Box Properties

You can use the Format Area dialog box to format the areas of an area chart. This topic describes the properties in the dialog box.

Format Area dialog box

Depth

Specify the depth properties of the chart areas.

  • Use Depth
    Select to make the areas visually three-dimensional.
    • Depth
      Specify the depth of the areas, in inches.
    • Depth Direction
      Specify the angle of the axis along the depth of the areas, in degrees.

Static Data Label

Specify the properties of the static data labels on the areas. 3D area charts do not support this property.

  • Show Static Data Label
    Select true to show the static data labels on the areas. Only when it is true can the following static data label properties work.
  • Data Label Type
    Select the display type for data values in the static data labels.
    • percent
      Select to display the percentage of each area node to the total.
    • value
      Select to display the value for each area node.
    • value and percent
      Select to display the value and the percentage for each area node.
  • Position
    Select the position of the static data labels on the areas.
    • Autofit
      Select to display the static data labels automatically.
    • Top Center
      Select to display the static data labels in the upper center of the nodes on the areas.
    • Top Left
      Select to display the static data labels on the upper left of the nodes on the areas.
    • Top Right
      Select to display the static data labels on the upper right of the nodes on the areas.
    • Bottom Left
      Select to display the static data labels on the lower left of the nodes on the areas.
    • Bottom Center
      Select to display the static data labels in the lower center of the nodes on the areas.
    • Bottom Right
      Select to display the static data labels on the lower right of the nodes on the areas.
  • Auto Arrange
    Area charts do not support this property.
  • Auto Scale in Number
    Select true if you want to automatically scale the values that are of the Number data type when the values fall into the two ranges:
    • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Report uses 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, Report uses scientific notation to scale the values.

    The default value auto means that the setting follows that of the chart platform.

Graph Border

Specify the properties for the border of the areas.

  • Show Border
    Select to show the border and enable the border properties.
    • Line Style
      Select the line style of the border.
    • Color
      Specify the color of the border.
    • Thickness
      Specify the thickness of the border.
    • Transparency
      Specify the transparency for the border color.

Hint

Specify the data marker hint properties.

  • Show Category and Series
    • Select to include the category and series values in the data marker hint.
  • Auto Scale in Number
    Select true if you want to automatically scale the values that are of the Number data type when the values fall into the two ranges:
    • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Report uses 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, Report uses scientific notation to scale the values.

    The default value auto means that the setting follows that of the chart platform.

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here 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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