Inserting a dial

Dials display points of data as a range between two numbers on a metered scale.

1. Double-click the Dial object in the Layouts palette of the Palette view.
   The Dial Wizard opens.
2. Select the minimum value that is displayed on the dial in the Min list.
3. Select the maximum value that is displayed on the dial in the Max list.
4. Select the starting angle of the dial in the Start list.
   For example, specifying -90 will display a horizontal line that stretches from the center of the dial to the left of the canvas.
5. Select the ending angle of the dial in the End list.
   For example, specifying 90 will display a horizontal line that stretches from the center of the dial to the right of the canvas.
6. Select the Symmetric check box to automatically make the dial symmetrical.
   This option sets the End angle as opposite to the Start angle. For example, if the Start angle is set to -110, the End angle is automatically set to 110.
7. Select Label Inside to display the major tick mark labels in the inside of the arc of the dial.
8. Select Label Outside to display the major tick mark labels on the outside of the arc of the dial.
9. To add a sector to the dial, specify a value in the Sectors field and click the Add New Entry button.
   The Max value is automatically changed to reflect the sum of the specified sectors. For example, as a default, there are three sectors set at 33.33 each. This creates a dial with three sectors, each a third of the total dial. If you add another sector with a value of 20, the Max value is set to 120.
10. To delete a sector, highlight an existing sector in the list and click the Delete Entry button.
11. Click Finish.
    The Dial Wizard closes and the new dial object is displayed on the dashboard canvas.