Format Pointer Label Dialog Box Properties

This topic describes how you can use the Format Pointer Label dialog box to format the pointer labels in a gauge chart. Server displays the dialog box when you right-click on a gauge chart (excluding bubble gauge) and then select Format Pointer Label from the shortcut menu.

This topic contains the following sections:

General Tab Properties
Font Tab Properties
Format Tab Properties

You see these elements on all the tabs:

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.

General Tab Properties

Specify the general properties of the labels.

Format Pointer Label dialog box - General

Option

Specify the size and position of the labels.

Width
Specify the width of the labels, in inches.
Height
Specify the height of the labels, in inches.
X
Specify the horizontal coordinate of the upper-left corner of the labels, relative to their parent container. It takes effect when you have selected Show Pointer Value and set Position to "customized" in the Pointer tab of the gauge's corresponding Format XXX Gauge dialog box.
Y
Specify the vertical coordinate of the upper-left corner of the labels, relative to their parent container. It takes effect when you have selected Show Pointer Value and set Position to "customized" in the Pointer tab of the gauge's corresponding Format XXX Gauge dialog box.
Alignment
Specify the alignment of the label text.
Word Wrap
Select if you want to enable the word wrap function for the label text.

Fill

Specify the color and transparency of the labels.

Color
Specify the color to fill the labels. To change the color, select the color indicator. Server displays the color palette. Select a color, or select More Colors to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can specify a color within a wider range.
Transparency
Specify the transparency of the color to fill the labels.

Border

Specify the properties for the border of the labels.

Line Style
Specify the line style you want to apply to the border.
Border Type
Specify the type of the border.
Color
Specify the color of the border. To change the color, select the color indicator. Server displays the color palette. Select a color, or select More Colors to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can specify a color within a wider range.
Transparency
Specify the transparency for color of the border.
Thickness
Specify the thickness of the border, in inches.