Choose a Chart Type Dialog Box
Use the Choose a Chart Type dialog box to change the chart type and chart layout. This dialog box appears when you right-click on a chart, point to Chart Options, and click Template.
Area Charts
After you select Area on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Layout | Select Absolute, Stacked, Percent or a True 3D area chart. |
| Dual Axes | For Absolute and Stacked area charts, select this check box if you want to make an area chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
| Split Dual Axes | When the Dual Axes check box is selected, use the Split Dual Axes check box to divide the series between two physical axes in the chart. |
| Use Depth | Select this check box if you want a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Do not select this check box if you want a flat 2D chart. |
Bar or Column Charts
After you select Bar or Column on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Layout | Select Clustered, Stacked, Percent or a True 3D riser chart. The True 3D option is not available for Bar charts. |
| Riser Shape | Click this list box to select from a list of riser shapes (for example, for a True 3D Riser chart, you might select Rectangular Riser, Round Column, Cone/Pyramid, Floating Cube, or Floating Sphere). |
| Dual Axes | For Clustered and Stacked charts, select this check box if you want to make a bar or column chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
| Split Dual Axes | When the Dual Axes check box is selected, use the Split Dual Axes check box to divide the series between two physical axes in the chart. |
| Use Depth | Select this check box if you want a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Do not select this check box if you want a flat 2D chart. |
Bubble Charts
After you select Bubble on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Marker Shape | Select this list box to choose a different marker shape. The standard configuration draws circular markers. After the chart is created, you can select different marker shapes for all or individual series in the chart. |
| Dual Axes | Select this check box if you want to make a chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
Funnel Charts
After you select Funnel on the Gallery tab, you can choose the following option:
| 2D Funnel | Select this check box if you want a flat effect applied to the funnel. Do not select this check box if you want a 3D chart. |
Gantt Charts
After you select Gantt on the Gallery tab, you can choose the following option:
| Use Depth | Select this check box if you want a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Do not select this check box if you want a flat 2D chart. |
Gauge Charts
After you select Gauge on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Start Angle | Adjust the angle to increase or decrease the circular range. A Start Angle of 0 and a Stop Angle of 180 creates a half-circle. |
| Stop Angle | Adjust the angle to increase or decrease the circular range. |
| Circular Thickness | Use this slider to change the thickness of the outline of the gauge. You may want to increase the circular thickness if you have added Quality Bands to your gauge chart. |
| Number of Gauges per row | Use this slider to specify how many gauges you want to appear in one row in your report. |
| Beveled Frame | Select this check box to add depth to the frame around the chart so that the frame looks like a button. To make your chart look like a button, you need to apply a fill color to the background of the chart. |
Histogram Charts
After you select Histogram on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Layout | For Histograms, you can select Vertical Column or Horizontal Bar. |
| Marker Shape | If Use Depth is not selected in the field below, select this list box to choose a different marker shape. The standard configuration draws rectangular markers for all risers. After the chart is created, you can select different marker shapes for all or individual series in the chart. |
| Use Depth | Select this check box if you want a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Do not select this check box if you want a flat 2D chart. |
Line Charts
After you select Line on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Layout | Select Absolute, Stacked, Percent or a True 3D Line chart. |
| Line Style | Use this list to choose the style of line you want to use. You can choose Markers and Lines, Markers Only, or Lines Only. |
| Marker Shape | If either Markers and Lines or Markers Only is selected for an Absolute, Stacked, or Percent line chart, select this list box to choose a different marker shape. The standard configuration draws rectangular markers for all risers. After the chart is created, you can select different marker shapes for all or individual series in the chart. |
| Dual Axes | For Absolute and Stacked line charts, select this check box if you want to make a chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
| Split Dual Axes | When the Dual Axes check box is selected, use the Split Dual Axes check box to divide the series between two physical axes in the chart. |
| Use Depth | Select this check box if you want a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Do not select this check box if you want a flat 2D chart. |
Pie or Doughnut Charts
After you select Pie on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Layout | For Pie charts, select a Pie or Ring Pie chart.
Note Ring Pie charts are also known as Doughnut charts. |
| Pie Size Proportional to Total | For multiple pies only. Select this checkbox to make the size of each pie proportional to the other pies in your chart. |
| 2D Circular Pie | Select this check box if you want to have a flat (2D) pie chart. By default, all charts are presented with a 3D-depth effect applied to the chart frame and risers. Select this check box if you do not want this 3D-depth applied. |
Scatter Charts
After you select Scatter on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Marker Shape | Select this list box to choose a different marker shape. The standard configuration draws rectangular markers for all risers. After the chart is created, you can select different marker shapes for all or individual series in the chart. |
| Connect Data Points with Lines | For Scatter charts only, select this check box if you want the scatter markers in the chart to be connected with lines. |
| Dual Axes | Select this check box if you want to make a scatter chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
Stock Charts
After you select Stock on the Gallery tab, you can choose one or more of the following options:
| Style | Select Wall Street or Candle as your chart's style. |
| Layout | Select High Low, High Low Open, High Low Close, or Open High Low Close as your chart's layout. |
| Dual Axis | Select this check box if you want to make a stock chart with two numeric axes. This will allow you to chart some of the series on one axis and some of the series on another axis. |
Surface
After you select Surface on the Gallery tab, you can choose the following option:
| Layout | For 3D Surface charts, you can select Surface, Surface with Sides, or Honeycomb Surface. |
Custom Charts
The custom charts are chart templates that have been created by Crystal Decisions. After you have created your first chart, you may also use the Save As function in the File menu to create your own custom charts (you can also use the Save as Template option on the chart's shortcut menu). The custom chart files (.3TF) contain attributes and data that define the format and look of a chart.
After you click the Custom tab, you can do the following:
- Click one of the items in the Categories list box to show the custom charts in each category.
- Click a custom chart picture that you want to import into your application.
- Click the OK button to import the chart.