Format Platform dialog

This dialog appears when you double-click the platform of a chart, or right-click a chart and then select Format Platform from the shortcut menu. The platform of a chart is the container of the other chart elements, such as the paper, legend, and labels. This dialog allows you to format the platform of the chart at any time, 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.

Fill tab

Specifies the color schema to fill the platform. See the tab.

Color

Specifies the color with which to fill the platform. 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, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after # if you have changed the default color.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the color.

Sample

Displays the selected color and its transparency effects.

Border tab

Specifies the properties for borders of the chart platform. See the tab.

Border Type

Specifies the type for border of the platform.

Color

Specifies the color for border of the platform. 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 color of the border.

Line Style

Specifies the line style to apply to the border of the platform.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of 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.

Path

Specifies the fill pattern of the border line.

Dash

Specifies the dash size of border line.

Radius

Specifies the radius for the border joint of the platform border line. This option is available only when the border line joint is set to joint round.

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