Add a Marker to a chart

Markers are symbols that you add to a chart to designate points of significance that can help you analyze or understand the data.

Note: Current default scatter charts have a different set of steps.

Procedure

  1. Select the chart object.
  2. In the Properties pane, under Chart Annotations, double-click the Markers property.
  3. Click the New icon new icon, and then set the marker properties
  4. In the Based on box, select the chart object that will determine the marker position.
  5. In the Numeric position box, specify how you want to define the position on the numeric (Y) axis.
  6. In the Category position box, specify how you want to define the position on the category (X) axis.
  7. In the Marker label box, type the label that you want to give to the marker.
  8. In the Marker size box, specify the size of the marker symbol.
  9. To specify the color, fill, and shape of the marker symbol, click the Color and style box.
  10. If you add more than one marker, specify their order by using the up and down arrows.

    The new markers appear in the Markers, notes, and baselines box.

    Tip: To delete a marker, click the marker icon and text and click the delete button delete icon.
  11. Run the report.