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Defining View as Chart Appearance Properties

You can present table configuration data as a graph or chart, including supporting variable appearances and defining the data series, axes, legends and striplines.

This topic describes how to define the appearance of a table configuration when viewed as a chart.

To Define View as Chart Appearance Properties

1.	View the table configuration that you want to format.

2.	Click Configuration and then Open. The Configuration dialog appears, open to the Columns tab.

3.	Select the Appearance tab. For example:

4.	In the View As area, select the appropriate options:

Setting Name

Description

Default style

The format in which data is displayed when the system displays the table. If more than one display format is enabled, the user can switch views using the View As icons. View as table: View as form: View as chart: View as map:

Show search bar

Select this option to turn on the quick search bar for this table configuration, or clear the option to turn it off. By default, the quick search bar is turned on, but you might want to disable it in some situations. For example, on small lists you might want to hide it to save space.

Pivot table

When this option is selected, the table is pivoted based on the first and second columns. When you pivot a table, you create a grid in which the first column defines the rows and the second column defines the columns. Note: When a table is charted, the pivoted column overrides what is defined as the X-axis column on the chart’s data properties.

5.	In the View as area, select Chart. The chart tab appears.

6.	Select the Chart tab and enter the following settings:

Setting Name

Description

Appearance

Select a predefined chart style from the list. Double-click your selection to open the Chart Appearance window, where you can view and edit its appearance as required.

Title

The caption for the chart.

7.	Select Support Variable Appearances to define multiple graph appearances for a chart. For more information, see Defining Variable Graph Appearances for a Chart.

8.	Select the Data Series tab to define custom data series for the chart. For more information, see Defining Custom Data Series for a Chart and Defining a Secondary Data Series for a Chart.

9.	Select the Axes tab to define X and Y axes and their properties. For more information, see Defining an Axis for a Chart.

10.	Select the Legend tab to define a legend for the chart. For more information, see Creating a Legend for a Chart.

11.	Select the Cross Hair tab to define cross hair settings for the chart. For more information, see Creating Cross Hair Settings for a Chart.

12.	Select the Stripline tab to define the stripline properties for the chart. For more information, see Defining a Stripline for a Chart.

13.	Click OK to save the formatting options.