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Format Line Dialog Box Properties

This topic describes how you can use the Format Line dialog box to format the lines of a line chart. Server displays the dialog box when you right-click a line chart and select Format Graph from the shortcut menu.

Depth

Specify the depth properties of the chart lines.

• Use Depth
  Select true if you want to make the lines visually three-dimensional.
  • Depth
    Specify the depth of the lines, in inches.
  • Direction
    Specify the angle of the axis along the depth of the lines, in degrees.

Static Data Label

Specify the properties of the static data labels on the lines.

• Show Static Data Label
  Select true if you want to show the static data labels on the lines. Only when it is true can the following static data label properties work.
• Style
  Select the display type for data values in the static data labels.
  • Value
    Select to display the value for each line node.
  • Percent
    Select to display the percentage of each line node to the total.
  • Value and Percent
    Select to display the value and the percentage for each line node.
• Position
  Select the position of the static data labels on the lines.
  • Autofit
    Select to display the static data labels automatically.
  • Top Center
    Select to display the static data labels on the upper center of the line nodes.
  • Top Left
    Select to display the static data labels on the upper left of the line nodes.
  • Top Right
    Select to display the static data labels on the upper right of the line nodes.
  • Bottom Left
    Select to display the static data labels at the lower left of the line nodes.
  • Bottom Center
    Select to display the static data labels at the lower center of the line nodes.
  • Bottom Right
    Select to display the static data labels at the lower right of the line nodes.
• Auto Arrange
  Line 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.

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.

• Customize Chart Value Names
  Select if you want to customize the names of the fields used as the values in the chart. Server uses the customized names in the data marker hint. Then select the ellipsis button to open the Customize Chart Value Names dialog box.

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 button

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Close button

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

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