Format Line dialog for page report

This dialog appears when you double-click a line in a chart in a page report, or right-click it and select Format Line from the shortcut menu. It helps you to format the selected chart line in the chart, and consists of the following tabs:

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Apply

Applies all changes and leaves the dialog open.

Help

Displays this help document.

General tab

For 2-D lines

Specifies the general format of the 2-D line chart. See the tab.

Layout

Specifies the layout of the 2-D lines in the chart.

Depth

Specifies the depth properties for lines of the chart.

For 3-D lines

Specifies the general format of the 3-D line chart. See the tab.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of the 3-D lines in the chart, in pixels.

Fill tab

Specifies the fill properties. See the tab.

Fill

Specifies the fill effect of the chart lines.

Area

Specifies properties for the areas which are formed by the chart axes and the lines. Applies to 2-D lines only.

Line

Specifies the pattern of the chart lines.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your settings.

Node tab

Specifies properties for nodes of the 2-D line chart. See the tab.

Use Single Color

If checked, the line nodes will use the single color pattern.

Use Single Color with Condition

If checked, each node can have its single color pattern based on defined conditions. You can click the Advanced or Normal button to switch between the two editing modes to edit the conditions.

Use Multiple Colors with Condition

Not supported on line chart.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

Border tab

Specifies properties for borders of the 3-D lines, which take effect only when the Border property on chart paper is set to true in the Report Inspector. See the tab.

Border Type

Displays the type for border of the lines. The default value is solid, and cannot be changed.

Color

Specifies the color for border of the lines. Click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency for the color of the border.

Line Style

Specifies the line style to apply to border of lines.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness for the border, in pixels.

End Caps

Specifies the ending style of the border line.

Line Joint

Specifies the line joint style for the border line.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

Path

Specifies the fill pattern of the border line.

Dash

Specifies the dash size of border line.

Data Label tab

Specifies properties for data labels displayed on the lines. See the tab.

Static Data Label

Specifies properties of the static data labels on the lines. Not supported on 3-D line charts.

Font

Specifies the font format of text in the data labels.

Effects

Specifies the special effects of text in the data labels.

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