Format: Graph Dialog Box

You can format several aspects of a graph report or a graph in a document using the Format: Graph dialog box. You can:

Format the look and feel of the graph's series. For example, you can change the color and transparency of bars in a bar graph or pie slices in a pie graph.
Format the graph's titles, axis labels, and legend.
Apply a graph style and sub-style.
Format the display of number values on the graph.
Create tooltip labels for specific data points.
Adjust the scaling of the graph. For example, you can determine how many bars of a bar graph are displayed at a time.

For details on any options that do not have links below, see the Graphing chapter in the Advanced Reporting Help. Steps are below to format a graph report or graph in a document.

You have already created the graph report or graph in a document that you want to format.

To format a graph report or graph in a document

Open the report or document by doing one of the following:
- To format a graph report, click the name of the report to open it.
- To format a graph in a document, open the document in Editable Mode. Click the graph you want to format to select it.
From the Format menu, select Graph. The Format: Graph dialog box is displayed.

If DHTML is disabled, click Go. The Format: Graph panel opens.

Select the appropriate formatting options. For detailed information on each of the formatting options available, see the appropriate topic in the related links section below.
Click OK to apply your changes.

Format: Graph Dialog Box

To format a graph report or graph in a document

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