Add background effects to a chart

Background effects include borders, fills, drop shadows, images, texture effects, and bevel effects.

Procedure

Click the chart object.
To apply a preset background fill effect, from the report object toolbar, click the Background effects presets icon .
In the Properties pane, under Color & background, double-click the Background effects property.
Select one or more of the following:
- To apply a border, click Border and specify settings for border style, width, color, corner radius for rounded rectangles, and transparency.
  If the element also includes a fill with a transparency setting, select the Allow transparent bleed check box to apply the same transparency to the border.
- To apply a fill effect, click Fill and specify the settings. The fill effect can either be a solid color, a gradient, or a pattern. You can define a gradient fill effect as a linear, radial line, or radial rectangle gradient.
- To apply a drop shadow effect, click Drop shadow and specify the shadow color, transparency value, color, and offset settings. The default horizontal and vertical offset is 5 pixels.
- To specify one or more images as a background, click Images. You can specify the transparency value and the position for each defined image. You can also specify a custom position for each image.
Tip: To remove the effect, clear its check box.
To add a texture effect, in the Properties pane, under Color & Background, select an option under Material effects.
To add a bevel, in the Properties pane, under Color & Background, double-click the Bevel property and click a bevel effect.

Note: To see the Bevel property in a bar chart, you must first select the Series (primary axis) object in the chart.