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Category Options

The Category Options dialog helps you to set the sort order of the category values and define the number of the category values to show in the chart. This dialog appears when you select the Top N button above the category box in the Chart Wizard, Insert Chart dialog, Convert to Chart dialog, or To Chart dialog, or in the Bind Data screen of chart in the Web Report Wizard.

Category Order

Specifies in which order data on the category axis of a chart will be displayed.

• Ascend
  Lists data in an ascending order.
• Descend
  Lists data in a descending order.
• No Sort
  Keeps the data in their original order in database.

Category Selection

Specifies the number of the category values that will be displayed in the chart.

• Select
  Specifies the Select N condition to define the number of the category values that will be displayed.
  • All
    If selected, all category values will be displayed.
  • Top N
    If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the first N category values will be displayed.
  • BottomN
    If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the last N category values will be displayed.
• Based On
  If checked, select a field added to the value axis of the chart to sort the category values based on this field, or select Custom Sort to customize the sort manner in the Custom Sort dialog.
• Remaining Categories In
  Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list. Check this option and then type a character string in the text box to group all the category values beyond the top/bottom N range.
• Overall Series
  Specifies whether to calculate the top or bottom N category values based on the series values. Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list.
• Skip First
  If you input a number M in the Skip First text box, the first M category values in the chart will be skipped and the Select N condition will take effect beginning with M+1. The skipped values will be included in the Remaining Categories group together with all the category values beyond the top/bottom N range.

OK

Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Discards the changes and closes the dialog.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.

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