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Type Tab (Chart Expert)

The Type tab offers a choice of fifteen different chart types to insert in a report. Click the button of the type of chart you want, and the program begins the construction of a chart of that type which you can further customize.

Automatically set chart options
Select this check box to have the Chart Expert use the default options on the Axes and Options tabs. If you want to customize some of the chart's properties — such as the scaling of the axes, the legend, and the data points — ensure that this check box is not selected.

The following settings have default values when "Automatically set chart options" is selected:

  • Data values
  • Number of divisions
  • Data points
  • Customize settings
  • Legend
Chart Type
Use the Chart Type list to select the chart type you want to use. Once a chart type is selected, you can use the buttons to the right of the list to select the chart type format to use for the chart.
Vertical/Horizontal
Use the Vertical and Horizontal option buttons to specify whether the chart is to represent increasing values in a vertical or a horizontal direction.

These options are only available for the Bar, Line, and Area chart types.

See Also

Chart Types | Chart Layouts | Data Tab