Inserting Charts

Charts enable you to display data from a grid on the report. When you insert a chart in a report, the chart retrieves data from the specified grid on the current report. You can insert bar, pie, line, and combo (bar and line) charts.

For descriptions of each type of chart, see About Charts. For information on designing charts, see Customizing Charts.

  To insert a new chart object:

  1. Open a report and select Insert, and then Chart.

  2. Point to where you want to place the upper left corner of the chart, click and drag to the desired size, then release the mouse button.

  3. Modify the chart using the Chart Properties sheet.

  To insert a chart object from the repository:

  1. Open a report and select Insert, and then Saved Object.

  2. In the Type drop-down list, select Chart.

  3. Select the desired chart object.

  4. Perform an action:

    • To use the chart object as a linked object, select Link to Source Object.

    • To use the chart object as an unlinked object, clear Link to Source Object. This is the default.

      Note:

      For a description of linked objects, see Using Linked and Local Objects.

  5. Click Insert.