Formatting an Interactive Stacked Graph widget

For an image of an Interactive Stacked Graph widget and steps to add one to a document, see Defining an Interactive Stacked Graph widget.

The table below suggests formatting ideas and provides steps to format the Interactive Stacked Graph widget.

What to Format in the Widget

How to Format It

Color of the area graph's series

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Interactive Stacked Graph dialog box opens.

  2. From the Aggregate area series color palette , select a color for the series.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Color of the line that appears between different series

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Interactive Stacked Graph dialog box opens.

  2. From the Series line color palette, select a color for the line that appears between different series when more than one attribute is selected from the checklist on the left.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Determine whether the legend or the graph is selectable

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Interactive Stacked Graph dialog box opens.

  2. Select either Graph or Legend from the Selectable area drop-down list.

  3. If Graph is selected, select or clear the Change selection on mouse over check box. If selected, the user will be able to change what is displayed in the selectable area when he hovers the cursor over the area that he wants to see.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Apply formatting inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph to the widget

The following formatting options can be inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph:

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  • Number formatting

  • Font type, size, and color

  • Background and border color of the widget

  • The maximum and minimum values that can be displayed in the graph

  • The interval between tick marks on the axes of the graph

  1. In Editable Mode, right-click the widget, then point to View Mode and select Graph View.

  2. From the Format menu, select Graph. The Format: Graph dialog box opens.

  3. Format the widget's Grid/Graph by selecting the appropriate options in the Format: Graph dialog box. For specific steps to format the widget's Grid/Graph, see the Advanced Reporting Guide.

  4. Click OK to return to the widget.

  5. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Interactive Stacked Graph dialog box opens.

  6. Do one of the following:

    • To apply formatting from the widget's Grid/Graph, select the Inherit grid formatting check box.

    • To display the widget without inheriting formatting, clear the Inherit grid formatting check box.

  7. Click OK to save the changes.

 

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