New charts can use either the settings selected here or the settings from a
chart template file. Available chart templates are provided in the drop-down list. The
Samples section updates to reflect the style of the selected chart
template.
When User specified is selected from the drop-down
list, click Browse to select a chart template file. To create a chart
template file, create a chart with the attributes that you want and save it as a template (choose
Save Chart Template from the File menu).
Current Settings
Available settings include:
Font
Font used for all text in new charts.
Style Cycle Preference
The initial assignment of colors and patterns for new charts.
Cycle through colors only uses only colors to differentiate chart elements
and does not use patterns. Cycle through patterns only uses only line styles,
marker symbols, or fill patterns to differentiate chart elements and does not use color.
Frame
Controls the display of inner and outer frames on new charts.
Grid Lines
Controls the display of scale and category axis grid lines on new
charts.
Style Cycles
Customizes the colors, line styles, marker symbols, and fill patterns for
new charts. You can change the order of the colors and patterns that are used when a new chart is
created.
Chart Aspect Ratio
The width-to-height ratio of the outer frame of new charts. You can specify
a width-to-height ratio from 0.1 to 10.0. Values less than 1 make charts that are taller than they
are wide. Values greater than 1 make charts that are wider than they are tall. A value of 1 produces
a square chart. Once a chart is created, its aspect ratio cannot be changed.
Sample Settings
The available settings provide options for displaying sample charts as
either bar charts or scatterplots.