Defining a Chart Title

When defining chart appearance, you can specify a title and then select font and background options for the title.

  To define a chart title:

  1. Open a report and select a chart.

  2. From the Chart Properties property sheet, click the Format Chart button.

  3. Select the Appearance tab.

  4. In the Chart Title text box, enter a title for the chart.

    Tip:

    When defining legend, axes or chart titles, you can print the title on multiple lines using a \n in the title. You can use a \’s to indicate a possessive apostrophe in the legend, axes or chart title. You can combine these commands to use apostrophes with titles that span multiple lines.

  5. Optional: Click the Font button, Font icon, then set font options and click OK.

  6. Optional: Click the Borders and Background icon, Borders and Background icon, then specify border and background options for the chart title, and click OK.

  7. To place a border around the chart, select the Chart Border check box.

  8. Optional: Click the Borders and Background icon, Borders and Background icon, then specify border and background options for the chart border and click OK.

  9. Click OK.