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Adding Legends to Reports Using Legend View

Use the Legend view to document the meaning of special formatting used in a report, such as the meaning of custom colours applied to gauges.

For example, you may use conditional formatting in a report to show critical items in the colour red and items that need attention in the colour yellow. You can add a legend with text that documents the meaning of the colours and captions that summarise the appropriate action. You can use cosmetic formatting to make the background colours of the text match the colours in the conditional report.

To add or modify a legend view

  1. In the Results tab, perform one of the following actions:
    • To add a new legend view, click New View, and select Legend.
    • To edit an existing legend view, click the Edit View button for the legend view.

      The workspace shows the legend view.

  2. In the Captions field, select where you want the caption to be displayed.

    The options are Right, Left, or None. If you do not want a caption to be displayed, select None.

  3. In the Legend Items per Row field, select the number of legend items that you want for each row.
  4. (Optional) Enter a title for the legend, such as Legend.
  5. In the first Caption text box, type the meaning of the condition, such as Requires Immediate Attention.
  6. In the first Sample Text text box, type the first condition you want to document, such as Critical.

    You can use the common formatting dialogue box to set the background colour, such as red. Entering text is optional. You can just set a background colour if desired.

  7. To add another caption, click the Add Item button.
  8. When you finish adding captions, click OK.
  9. Save the report.

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