Configure the Properties for Overlay Chart Layers

Customize the appearance of individual layers in an overlay chart to improve readability and emphasize different aspects of your data.

The Layers tab in the Properties pane contains settings that apply to individual layers rather than the overlay chart as a whole. The available properties depend on the visualization type used by the layer.

Property Description
Type

Specifies how data points are connected in the layer.

Options
  • Straight
  • Curved
  • Stepped
  • Center Stepped
  • Segmented
  • Center Segmented
  • None

Applies to Line, Area, Stacked Area, and 100% Area layers.
Pattern

Specifies the line pattern used for the layer.

Options
  • Solid
  • Dashed
  • Dotted

Applies to Line layers.
Width

Specifies the thickness of the line.

Options
  • 1px - 5px
  • Custom

Applies to Line layers.
Show Points

Specifies whether markers are displayed for data points in the layer.

Options
  • Auto
  • On
  • Off

Applies to Line, Area, Stacked Area, and 100% Area layers.
Treats Nulls as

Specifies how null values are represented in the layer.

Options
  • Gap: Leaves a break in the line where null values occur.
  • Zero: Displays null values as zero.
Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the line or area fill.

Options
  • Auto
  • Custom

You can configure the properties for the chart as a whole using the other tabs in the Properties pane.

  1. On your home page, hover over a workbook, click Actions, and select Open.
  2. Click the overlay chart to select it.
  3. Click Properties, then click Layers Layers icon.
  4. Expand the layer that you want to configure.
  5. Update the available properties for the layer type.
  6. Click Save.