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1. NexttoValues,selectdata fieldswithanumericalvalue.
TheToggle non-numeric fieldsbuttonfiltersnon-numericfieldsfromthelist.Thelistwillthen
displayonlyInteger,FloatandCurrencydatafields.
2. Adjustthelabelofeachoftheselecteddatafieldsasneeded:clickonthelabelandtypethenew
one.
InBarandLineChartswithDataFieldsasinputdata,theselabelsappearunderthex-axisofthe
chart.
Labelsareusedinthelegend.Theywillbevisiblewhenthelegendisenabled.
3. Selectacolorforeachoftheselectedfields.ClickonthecolortoopentheEditColordialog(see
"ColorPicker"onpage438).
ColorsdefinedintheChartPropertiesdialogoverridethecolorssetinthescript.Toopenthe
ChartPropertiesdialog,right-clickthechartafteraddingit,andselectChart....See:"Enhancing
acharts'design"below.
4. UsetheMove UpandMove Downbuttonstochangetheorderofthefields,whichisreflectedin
thechart.
ThePreviewshowswhatthechartlookslikewiththecurrentsettings,whilsttheDataPreviewshows
whichdatawillbepassedtotheamChartslibrary.
Enhancingacharts'design
Chartsinsertedwithawizardalwayshavethesamelayout.TheamChartslibrarythatisintegratedin
Connecthasloadsofoptionstolayoutchartsdifferently.Here'showtomakeuseofthoseoptions.
StartbyopeningtheChartPropertiesdialog.Right-clickthechart(inthetemplate,orintheOutline
pane)andselectChart.
EverytabmenuintheChartPropertiesdialog,exceptthelastone,givesdirectaccesstoanumberof
layoutoptions.Foradescriptionoftheoptionssee:
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"BarChartPropertiesdialog"onpage425
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"LineChartPropertiesdialog"onpage452
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"PieChartPropertiesdialog"onpage467
Adding and editing properties manually
ThelasttabmenuintheChartPropertiesdialog,theSourcetab,reflectsthechoicesmadeintheother
tabs.Moreimportantly,thistabgivesyouthepossibilitytoaddanyamChartsconfigurationoptionthat
isunavailableviatheothertabmenus.
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