Trend Line Label Format Properties

Use the Trend Line Label Format dialog box to set up the line label and legend text.

Table 40. Trend Line Label Format Properties

Property	Description
(Text Format for Plot Area or Legend)	Format text for the plot area (line label) or legend text from the drop-down. If the “Use the same format in plot area and legend” field is enabled, this option is disabled.
(Custom Format)	Specify a custom format for the plot area or legend. A custom format can combine constant text and generated strings to show the trend line name, the equation type, or a coefficient of determination (R-squared). Trend line formats default formats that can be customized include: Trend{([FC])}—Trend(<Fact name>) [ET]—Equation Type (Linear only) {R squared=[RS]}—Coefficient of determination (how good the fitness is), for example, R-squared=0.7349 .
Use the same format in plot area and legend.	Enable to use same format for the plot area and legend. When this option is enabled, you cannot select separate formats for the plot area and legend.
Auto format	The following Default, Equation type and R-squared fields can be enabled to reset the label text to auto-generated text on the line. Each field adds predefined tags to the text format. If no auto-format is enabled you can enter a custom format in the edit box.
Default	Shows the default text: “Trend(<Fact name>)”
Equation Type	Shows the equation name in auto-generated text, for example: linear. Note: As of Release 11.1.1 only the linear equation type is available.
R-squared	Shows coefficient of determination (how good the fitness is, or how good the trend line conforms to the data) in a value range from 0–1, for example R-squared=0.7349.