Formatting Bars in Bar and Combo Charts

You can display bars in a bar or combo chart by grouping data sets and specifying their orientation on the chart. You can also display point values in a bar or combo chart. You can modify the shapes and widths of bars and bar borders.

Use the following guidelines to specify how bars are displayed in your charts:

To format the bars in bar and combo charts:

1. Open a report and select a bar or combo chart.
2. In Chart Properties, click .
3. In the Bar Options tab, define the formatting options:

   • Type: Select Group or Stack

   • Orientation: Vertical orientation starts the bars on the horizontal axis and displays the bars vertically. Horizontal orientation starts the bars on the vertical axis and displays the bars horizontally.

   • Show Point Values: Select whether to display point values in the bar chart. Note that bar charts may not display point values if the data values do not fit in the bar. If point values do not display, re-size the chart or apply scaling to the data values in the grid to make the numbers smaller.

   • Label Position: You can set the label display to be either automatic (above or below the bar based on sizing), on the inside edge of the bar, or on the outside edge of the bar.

   • Bar Border Width: The width of the bar border.

   • Use Grid Formatting: Select whether to use grid formatting.

   • Bar Width: The bar width represents the relative width of the bar as a percentage of available space. A smaller number results in more space between bars.

   • 3D Shadow: Select whether to display a 3d shadow behind the bars.

4. Click OK.

Note:

You can apply shading (pattern and color) by data set using the Element Style tab of the Format Chart dialog box.