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Changing the look of a chart

You can use the Styles area in the Chart inspector to change the way a chart displays.

1.	In the Chart Setup dialog box, click Styles in the Chart inspector.

Tip  You can double-click an existing chart in Layout mode to open the Chart Setup dialog box.

2.	Do one or more of the following:

 

For	Do this
Chart Style	Choose a style for data points.
Color Scheme	Choose a coordinated color theme for data points. If you choose Single color, choose a color for all data series in the chart. Positive/Negative charts: You can choose a color for the positive data points and another color for the negative data points. You can’t choose a specific color for each data point in a chart.
Chart Background	Choose a fill style and color for the background or choose Transparent for no fill. If you choose a gradient style, choose the colors you want to blend in the background.
Bubble Opacity (Bubble charts only)	Drag the control to change the opacity of bubbles in the chart or enter a percentage for opacity.
Gridlines	Select Show major gridlines or Show minor gridlines and choose a color for the lines.

3.	If you chose Show legend in the Chart area of the Chart inspector, you can change the following:

 

For	Choose
Legend Position	Top, Bottom, Left, or Right to position the legend.
Background	A fill style for the background. If you choose a gradient style, choose the colors you want to blend in the background.
Border Style	A style, width, and color for the border around the legend. The width can be between 1 and 9 points. Or, choose No Border.

4.	To change the format of text in your chart, do the following:

 

For	Choose
Automatic	A font, style, and use the slider to set a relative text size for all chart text.
Custom	Fonts, sizes, and styles for the chart title, legend text, data points, and axis titles and labels.
Border Style	A style, width, and color for the border around the legend. The width can be between 1 and 9 points. Or, choose No Border.

Note  Axis label settings don’t apply to pie charts.

5.	To restore defaults for the displayed text settings, click Reset.

6.	Click Print or Save as Layout (quick charts) or Done (Layout mode charts) to finish the chart. See Creating quick charts or Creating and editing charts in Layout mode.

Notes

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When you create a chart, FileMaker Pro uses the current layout theme to determine the chart’s color scheme, chart background, font, and legend format settings. If you save the chart on a layout and then later change the layout theme, the chart will retain the colors and format settings from the original theme. You can use the Chart Setup dialog box to change these settings manually.