Specifications

Using graphs in reports
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Using the graph's Properties view
A graph has a Properties view in which you can specify the data as well as the
other properties of the graph.
❖ To display the graph’s Properties view:
• Select Properties from the graph’s pop-up menu.
The Properties view for a graph has several property pages in which you
specify information about the graph. Table 13-3 lists the property pages that
contain properties that are specific to graphs, and describes what each property
page specifies.
Table 13-3: Property page for graphs
Changing a graph's position and size
When you first place a graph in a report, it is in the foreground—it sits above
the bands in the report. Unless you change this setting, the graph displays in
front of any retrieved data.
Property page What it specifies
Axis Labels, scale, information about major and minor divisions for
the category axes.
Data Where to get the graph's data.
General Various general graph properties, including border, graph colors,
whether to size the graph to the full screen display, suppression in
newspaper columns.
Graph type, title, legend location.
For 3D graphs, perspective, rotation, elevation, and render3D.
For bar graphs, overlap, spacing and depth of bars.
Pointer The pointer to use when the mouse is positioned over the graph.
Position The x,y location of the upper left corner of the graph, its width
and height, sliding options, the layer in which the graph is to be
positioned.
Whether the graph can be resized and moved at runtime.
Text Text properties for text controls that display on the graph,
including title, axis text, axis label, and legend.
Text properties include font, font style, font size, alignment,
rotation, color, display expression, display format.
Other Descriptions and label for use by assistive technology tools.