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Creating charts from data
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3. If you chose Show legend in the Chart area of the Chart inspector, you can change the
following:
4. To change the format of text in your chart, do the following:
Note Axis label settings don’t apply to pie charts.
5. To restore defaults for the displayed text settings, click Reset.
6. Click Print or Save as Layout (quick charts) or Done (Layout mode charts) to finish the
chart. See
Creating quick charts or Creating and editing charts in Layout mode.
Notes
• When you create a chart, FileMaker Pro uses the current layout theme to determine the
chart’s color scheme, chart background, font, and legend format settings. If you save the
chart on a layout and then later change the layout theme, the chart will retain the colors and
format settings from the original theme. You can use the Chart Setup dialog box to change
these settings manually.
For Do this
Chart Style Choose a style for data points.
Color Scheme Choose a coordinated color theme for data points. If you choose
Single color, choose a color for all data series in the chart.
Positive/Negative charts: You can choose a color for the positive data
points and another color for the negative data points.
You can’t choose a specific color for each data point in a chart.
Chart Background Choose a fill style and color for the background or choose Transparent
for no fill. If you choose a gradient style, choose the colors you want to
blend in the background.
Bubble Opacity
(Bubble charts only)
Drag the control to change the opacity of bubbles in the chart or enter a
percentage for opacity.
Gridlines Select Show major gridlines or Show minor gridlines and choose a
color for the lines.
For Choose
Legend Position Top, Bottom, Left, or Right to position the legend.
Background A fill style for the background. If you choose a gradient style, choose the
colors you want to blend in the background.
Border Style A style, width, and color for the border around the legend. The width can
be between 1 and 9 points. Or, choose No Border.
For Choose
Automatic A font, style, and use the slider to set a relative text size for all chart text.
Custom Fonts, sizes, and styles for the chart title, legend text, data points, and
axis titles and labels.
Border Style A style, width, and color for the border around the legend. The width can
be between 1 and 9 points. Or, choose No Border.