A graph has a Properties window in which you can specify the data as well as the other properties of the graph.
To display the graph’s Properties window:
Select Properties from the graph's pop-up menu.
The Properties window for a graph has several categories in which you specify information about the graph. Table 14-3 lists the property categories that contain properties that are specific to graphs and describes what each property category specifies.
Category |
What it specifies |
|---|---|
Appearance |
Various appearance-related properties, including border, graph colors, whether to size the graph to the full screen display, suppression in newspaper columns, and the pointer to use when the mouse is positioned over the graph. |
Axis |
Labels, scale, information about major and minor divisions for the category axes. |
Data |
Where to get the graph's data. |
General |
Graph type, title, legend location. For 3D graphs, perspective, rotation, and elevation. For bar graphs, overlap, spacing and depth of bars. |
Layout |
The x,y location of the upper left corner of the graph, its width and height, sliding options, the layer in which the graph is to be positioned. Whether the graph can be resized and moved at runtime. |
Text |
Text properties for text controls that display on the graph, including title, axis text, axis label, and legend. Text properties include font, font style, font size, alignment, rotation, color, display expression, display format. |
