Creating chart styles

Use the chart properties window to create chart styles.

About this task

To create a chart style:

Procedure

  1. In DataView Navigator, select the folder where you want to store the style.
  2. From the File menu, choose New Style.
  3. Enter a name for the style. The style name is prefixed with an asterisk to indicate you need to save it.
  4. Save the style.
  5. Double-click the style name to access the chart properties window. The chart properties window opens. The styles you can edit are listed in the left pane. A sample chart displays in the bottom pane of the window. As you edit style values, preview your changes on the sample chart.
  6. Edit any of the following chart styles:
    • Chart to edit foreground and background colors, whether those colors are opaque, and what type of chart border you want.
    • Views to define the visual aspect of the data displayed in the chart by customizing properties for the series of data points, to define the properties of the lines that indicate threshold warnings (warning and critical) in the chart, and to define the properties of the lines that indicate properties in the chart.
    • Axes to alter the orientation, annotation, labels, fonts, and intervals of the axes for a chart.
    • Area to define the appearance of the plot and chart area.
    • Legend to set the text orientation (horizontal or vertical), color and font used for the legend text.
    • Header to set whether you want a header to display, and the text location, color and font used for the header text.
    • Footer to set the label, text positioning, color, and font used for the footer text.