General Chart Properties

General chart properties control the display of various object, such as titles, legends, and borders in the Chart area. They are also used to specify default plane and rotation settings.

General chart properties control the display of various objects, such as titles, legends, and borders, in the Chart area. They are also used to specify: scaling, scrolling, sizing, zooming, default plane and rotation settings.

To adjust general chart properties:

Select Chart, then Properties.
The Properties dialog box is displayed.
Click the General tab to display the General properties page.
Change any of the following properties:
- Show title
- Show subtitle
- Show legend
- Show border.
- Show partial view indicator,
- 3‑D objects
- Print/PDF all views
- Auto Resize
- Smart Scaling
- Display all text with smart scaling—
- Minimum Font Size
- Color Scheme for Data Points....
- Planes
- Rotation Auto
- Horizontal\Vertical rotation degrees
- Rotation
- Auto Layout
- Legend position
Select OK.

Table 86. General Chart Properties

Option	Description
Show title	Toggles the display of the chart title as entered in the text field.
Show subtitle	Toggles the display of a subtitle as entered in the text field.
Show legend	Toggles the display of the color-coded chart legend in the Contents pane.
Show border	Toggles the display of a border around the chart. The border controls the general position of all other Chart components not controlled by the Chart graphic border. This border can be resized and repositioned.
Show partial view indicator	Toggles the display of the “Partial View” indicator in the top left corner of the Contents pane. The indicator shows when not all bars are displayed in the current view. The indicator is displayed on all output media, including the Interactive Reporting Studio, EPM Workspace, PDF and print.
3-D objects	Toggles the three dimensional display of a chart object, including pie slices, chart bars, side planes, and the perspective view.
Print/PDF all views	Toggles the print of the entire rendered chart. The setting you specify here is not applied to the Export to PDF option in the EPM Workspace.
Auto Resize	Toggles the resizing of the graphic proportions within the Contents pane automatically whenever the application window is resized.
Smart Scaling	Toggles the Smart Scaling feature, which governs how Chart components are initially displayed, how they behave during Chart resizing and how the Chart components can be moved or repositioned.
Display all text with smart scaling	Toggles the do not remove text. When this feature is enabled, Smart Scaling (see above) does not remove any text (it does not clip or overlap text if an object is resized or repositioned to a minimum font size). This feature is checked for new Chart sections, and unchecked for 8.3 releases and earlier that have Smart Scaling enabled. Inserted text and legends are not affected by your selection in this field. Smart Scaling may shrink these objects, but they are never scaled to the point where they are eliminated entirely.
Minimum Font Size	Toggles the minimum font size feature for text labels when the overall Chart size is changed and Smart Scaling (see above) is enabled. If it not possible to fit a component in the available space, the font size is reduced by one point and a redraw is attempted. The font size reduction process repeats until the component can fit within the component’s boundary or until the font size specified here is reached. If the component is still too large to fit without obstructing another object, or it is obstructed, then the component is removed from the display. The default minimum font size is 8.
Color Scheme for Data Points....	Launches the Choose Color Scheme dialog box from which you can select the chart color scheme for data points. Available color schemes are: Standard—default color scheme used for charts created in Release 8.4 and later. Legacy—color scheme used for charts in Release 8.3 and earlier Custom—color scheme defined by the user. To enable all charts to use either a standard, legacy or custom color scheme, select the desired color scheme by choosing Color Scheme Data option on the Default Fonts and Styles box for chart. Also see, Applying Chart Color Schemes for Data Points
Planes	Show horizontal plane - Toggles the display of the horizontal plane. Show vertical plane - Toggles the display of the vertical plane. Show back plane - Toggles the display of the back plane.
(Rotation) Auto	Enables the default rotation for new bar charts to 3º horizontally by 2º vertically when a component is added to the X axis. If a component is added to the Z axis, a rotation of 15º horizontally by 20º vertically is used. If this option is disabled, the rotation specified in the Horizontal\Vertical rotation degrees fields.
Horizontal degrees/Vertical degrees	Horizontal degrees / Vertical degrees—Shifts the perspective angle or elevation (-60 to 60 degrees) for all chart types except pie, which has its own rotation, and is only visible when the chart type is set to pie.
Rotation (Pie Charts)	Pie Rotation—Rotates the pie (-90 to 90 degrees). Pie Height—Modifies the pie height (0 to 90 degrees).
Auto Layout	Enables the layout of scatter and bubble chart components automatically. In this case, scatter and bubble chart components cannot be repositioned manually.
Legend position	Sets the position of the legend in scatter and bubble charts. Available positions include: Top Left Bottom Right This option is especially usefully when the Auto Layout property has been enabled.