Formatting Web Graphs

Graph format options

You can format the following graph elements:

• Titles -- Indicates whether a title, subtitle, and footnote will be displayed and provides the text for each element

• Tick Labels -- Sets the position and display of X-axis tick labels

Whether graph formats persist beyond your current working session depends on the type of user that you are set up to be.

• If you are an analyst user and save the graph, formatting is saved with the document.

• If you are not an analyst user, you can format the graph while it is open in the workspace, but your settings will not be retained when you close the document.

Procedure: Specifying title, subtitle, and footnote for a graph

To specify title, subtitle and footnote for a graph, follow these steps:

1. With the document open in the workspace, click the Format Document button on the Document toolbar.

   
   

   Result: The Format Document dialog box appears.

2. Select the Titles tab.

3. Choose a text element (Title, Subtitle, or Footnote) and proceed as follows:
   1. Select font properties (name, size, color, bold/italic, background color) for the text.

   2. Specify the alignment for the text.

   3. In the Display Options box, choose Show to display the specified text element in the current document.

   4. In the Text box, type the text for the title, subtitle, or footnote (498 characters maximum).

4. Repeat Step 3 for each text element that you want to include.

5. Choose OK to apply your selections.

Procedure: Formatting tick labels for a graph

To format tick labels on the X-axis in a graph, follow these steps:

1. With the document open in the workspace, click the Format Document button on the Document toolbar.

   
   

   Result: The Format Document dialog box appears.

2. Select the Tick Labels tab.

3. To offset every other label for readability, choose Staggered.

4. If you want to skip some tick labels, select one of the following options in the Skip Mode box:
   • Automatic -- Skips tick labels using a default interval that is set up the system

   • Manual -- Skips tick labels using interval settings that you provide

   If you do not want to skip any tick labels, choose None.

5. If you chose Manual in the previous step, in the Skip Amount box specify the number of tick labels that should be skipped.

6. Choose OK to apply your selections.