Plot Area
These plot area options are available:
Plot Area
These options are the same as those outlined in the Title (Border and Fill) section, but they relate to the border surrounding the plot area.
X Axis, Y Axis - Title
These options control how the X and Y axis titles display:
Caption
Enter a title for the graph.
Enabled
This indicates whether the graph title is visible (enabled) or not. If this is not selected, the remaining options do not apply.
Border and Fill
Use this tab to define how the graph title displays.
Line style
Select one of: Dash, Dash-Dot, Dash-Dot-Dot, Dot, Inside Solid, Solid, Transparent (default).
If any option other than Transparent is selected, you can also select these options:
- Line width (thickness of border from 1-10)
- Colour (displays standard colour palette)
- Draw 3D (title will look 3 dimensional)
- Round corners
- Shadow
Fill method
Select one of:
- Pattern fill (fills the border title with selected pattern)
- Gradient fill (colour fades from one end of title border to the other)
- No fill (default)
Back colour
Available if gradient or pattern fill options are selected. You can select the background colour for the title.
Pattern style
Available only if pattern fill option is selected. Select from one of several styles to apply to the pattern.
Note: If you select a Transparent pattern style is selected, the option to select a Back colour is removed.
Fade colour
Select the colour into which the background colour fades.
Gradient style
Select horizontal (colours graduate from top to bottom) or vertical (colours graduate from left to right).
Gradient type
Select the way in which colours will fade in the title:
- Fade to colour - the fade colour graduates to the back colour
- Colour to fade - the back colour graduates to the fade colour
- Fade to middle - the back colour graduates from the sides to the fade colour in the middle
- Fade to side - the back colour graduates from the middle to the fade colour to the sides.
X Axis, Y Axis - Axis and Grid
These options control how the X and Y axis and grid lines display:
Select a Line style from one of: Dash, Dash-Dot, Dash-Dot-Dot, Dot, Inside Solid, Solid, Transparent (default). If you select any option other than Transparent, the remaining options are also available:
- Line width (thickness of border from 1-10)
- Colour (displays standard colour palette)
- Shadow
X Axis, Y Axis - Text and Font
Use this tab to define how the title text displays. Font and alignment options are the same as standard options available in Windows applications.
The Angle (Char) controls the angle slant in which the characters in the title are displayed (0 means no angle). The Angle (Text) controls the angle slant in which the entire text string displays (0 means no angle).
X Axis, Y Axis - Misc
Use these options to specify the intervals between values on each axis:
Number of labels
The default value is zero, indicating Greentree Desktop determines appropriate intervals using the data series. You can enter a different number to be specific about the number of intervals displayed.
Minimum value
This applies only to the Y axis. Specify a value or leave deselected for automatic system assignment.
Maximum value
This applies only to the Y axis. Specify a value or leave deselected for automatic system assignment.