Specifications

Defining a graph's properties
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To accomplish this, the display expressions were modified for the title and pie
graph labels:
Specifying overlap and spacing
With bar and column charts, you can specify the properties in Table 13-8.
Table 13-8: Overlap and spacing properties for bar and column charts
❖ To specify overlap and spacing for the bars or columns in a graph:
1 Select Properties from the graph’s pop-up menu and then select the Graph
tab.
2 Specify a percentage for Overlap (% of width) and Spacing (% of width).
Element Original expression Modified expression
Title
title title + " as of " +
date(today())
Pie graph
labels
if(seriescount > 1,
series, string
(percentofseries,
"0.00%"))
if(seriescount > 1, series,
string(percentofseries,"0%
") + " (" + value + ")" )
Property Meaning
Overlap The percentage by which bars or columns overlap each other.
The default is 0 percent, meaning no overlap.
Spacing The amount of space to leave between bars or columns. The
default is 100 percent, which leaves a space equal to the width of
a bar or column.