Format: Graph Dialog Box: General Tab

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You can determine the graph style, number of categories and series, and additional formatting options for graph reports and graphs in a document using the General tab in the Format: Graph dialog box. The following options are available:

Graph Styles:

Graph Type: Select the graph style to apply to the graph, such as Vertical Bar or Horizontal Area. You must have a certain number of report objects placed on your graph for most graph styles. For details, see Minimum Object Requirements for Each Graph Style.

Graph Sub-type: From the drop-down list, select the style sub-type to apply to the graph, such as Clustered or Absolute.
Maximum:

Categories: Type the maximum number of categories to display on the graph. (The category is usually the Y-axis on a graph.) For example, in a vertical bar graph with separate bars displayed for the cost, revenue, and profit across several stores, type 3 to limit the graph to displaying bars for the first three stores.

Series: Type the maximum number of series to display on the graph. (The series is usually the X-axis on a graph.) For example, in a vertical bar graph with separate bars displayed for the cost, revenue, and profit across several stores, type 2 to display bars for cost and revenue only.
Use font anti-aliasing: Specify whether to improve the text on graphs. This setting will sharpen zoomed images so that they are more readable.

As an Administrator, you can also access the following additional options:

Use curved lines: Specify whether curved lines are used in graphs that contain lines, such as Line and Area graphs. By default, straight lines are used in Line and Area graphs.
Apply rounded effect to all series: Determine if a glossy, rounded effect is applied to the graph series in Graph view in MicroStrategy Developer and Editable and Presentation Mode in MicroStrategy Web. If you already applied a gradient effect to the graph series using the Format dialog box, the colors you chose there are still applied to the graph.

Format: Graph Dialog Box: General Tab

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