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Format Platform Dialog Box
You can use the Format Platform dialog box to format the platform of a chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.
Designer displays the Format Platform dialog box when you right-click any chart element and select Format Platform from the shortcut menu, or select the chart and double-click in the platform.
The dialog box contains the following tabs:
You see these buttons in the tabs:
OK
Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.
Cancel
Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.
Apply
Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.
Help
Select to view information about the dialog box.
Fill Tab
Use this tab to specify the color pattern to fill the chart platform.
Color
Specify the color to fill the platform. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
Transparency
Specify the transparency of the color to fill the platform.
Sample
This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.
Border Tab
Use this tab to specify properties for the border of the chart platform.
Border Type
Select the type of the border.
- none
Select if you do not want to show the border. - raised
Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is raised off the page. - recess
Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is pressed into the page. - shadow
Select to show two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. - solid
Select to use single-line border.
Color
Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
Transparency
Specify the transparency for the color of the border.
Line Style
Select the line style of the border.
Thickness
Specify the width of the border, in pixels.
End Caps
Select the ending style of the border line.
- butt
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with no added decoration. - round
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the width of the pen. - square
Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.
Line Joint
Select the joint style of the border line.
- miter
Select to join path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet. - round
Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width. - bevel
Select to join path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment. - joint round
Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at the specified radius.
Sample
This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.
Path
You can specify the fill pattern of the border in this box.
- Outline Path
Select to use outline path for the border. - Fill Path
Select to use whole path for the border.
You can specify the dash size of the border in this box if you select a dash line style for the border.
- Auto Adjust Dash
Select to adjust the dash size automatically. - Fixed Dash Size
Select to use fixed dash size.
Radius
Designer displays this option when you select the Line Joint option of "joint round". You can use it to specify the radius for the joint of the border line.