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Format Area Dialog Box
You can use the Format Area dialog box to format the areas of an area chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.
Designer displays the Format Area dialog box when you right-click an area in an area chart and select Format Area from the shortcut menu, or double-click an area of an area chart.
The dialog box contains the following tabs (Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the chart is in a library component):
Designer displays these buttons in all 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.
General Tab
Designer displays different options in the General tab for a 2-D area chart and a 3-D area chart. You can use it to specify general properties of the areas.
For 2-D Area Chart
Layout
You can specify the layout of the areas in this box.
- None 2-D
Select to apply 2-D areas to display the trend of the values over time or categories. - Stacked 2-D
Select to apply stacked 2-D areas to display the trend of the contribution of each data value over categories. - 100% Stacked 2-D
Select to apply 100% stacked 2-D areas to display the trend of the percentage each data value contributes over categories.
Depth
You can specify the depth of the areas in this box.
- Use Depth
Specify whether to add a 3-dimensional effect to the areas. You can select
to use a formula to control the property if the chart uses a query resource.
- Depth
Specify the 3-dimensional depth effect of the areas, in pixels. - Direction
Specify the direction of the depth, in degrees.
- Depth
High-Low Lines
Select to show the lines that represent the data categories in the areas.
Ignore Null Value
Select to ignore null data values when drawing the areas. If you select this option, when a null data value appears, Designer ignores it and draws the area from the previous data value to the next data value directly; otherwise, the area is broken at the point of the null data value.
For 3-D Area Chart
Layout
You can specify the layout for the areas in this box.
- None 3-D
Select to make the areas with a 3-D visual effect. - Stacked 3-D
Select to apply stacked areas with a 3-D visual effect. - 100% Stacked 3-D
Select to apply 100% stacked areas with a 3-D visual effect.
Ignore Null Value
Select to ignore null data values when drawing the areas. If you select this option, when a null data value appears, Designer ignores it and draws the area from the previous data value to the next data value directly; otherwise, the area is broken at the point of the null data value.
Fill Tab
Use this tab to specify the fill pattern of the areas.
Use Single Color
Select to apply single color pattern to fill the areas.
- Self Settings
Select to apply the color pattern to the areas themselves only. When this option is cleared, Designer synchronizes the color pattern that you specify here with the Pattern List property of the chart in the Report Inspector, which data markers of other subtypes can also apply if the chart is a combo chart. - Color
Specify the color of the selected area. 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. - Color List
Select to open the Color List dialog box to modify the color pattern for each area.
Use Single Color with Condition
Designer does not support this fill type on area charts.
Use Multiple Colors with Condition
Designer enables this option only when the chart applies the Area 2-D or Area 3-D type. Select it if you want to divide each area into several parts based on different value ranges along the direction of the value axis and apply separate color patterns to these different value ranges.
- Select Field
This drop-down list displays the first value field of the chart. All conditions are based on this field. 
Add button
Select to add a new condition.
Remove button
Select to delete the specified user-defined condition.- Start Value
This column shows the start values that you specify for each condition. - End Value
This column shows the end values that you specify for each condition. - Color
This column shows the colors you specify to apply to values that meet the conditions. 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
This column shows the transparency of the colors that you specify for the conditions. - Label
Select to modify the expression of the selected condition, which Designer displays as the legend entry label. - Value
This option indicates that Designer displays data in the condition expression as value. You cannot change it. - Percent
Designer does not support this option for this fill type.
Sample
This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.
Border Tab
Use this tab to specify properties for the border of the areas.
Show Border
Select to show the border of the areas. Designer enables the other border properties in this tab after you select this option.
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 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.
- butt
Select to end unclosed subpaths and dash segments with no added decoration. - round
Select to end unclosed subpaths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the line width. - square
Select to end unclosed subpaths 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.
- 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.
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.
Data Label Tab
Use this tab to specify properties of the data labels for the area nodes.
Static Data Label
You can specify properties of the static data labels for the area nodes in this box. Designer disables this box for a 3-D area chart.
- Show Static Data Label
Select to show the static data labels. Designer enables the other static data label properties after you select this option. - Position
Select the position of the static data labels relative to the area nodes.- auto fit
Select to display the static data labels automatically. - top center
Select to display the static data labels in the top center of the nodes on the areas. - top left
Select to display the static data labels on the top left of the nodes on the areas. - top right
Select to display the static data labels on the top right of the nodes on the areas. - bottom left
Select to display the static data labels on the bottom left of the nodes on the areas. - bottom center
Select to display the static data labels in the bottom center of the nodes on the areas. - bottom right
Select to display the static data labels on the bottom right of the nodes on the areas.
- auto fit
- Data Label Type
Select in which way to display the values in the static data labels.- value
Select to show the value for each area node. - percent
Select to show the percentage of each area node to the total. - value and percent
Select to show the value and the percentage for each area node.
- value
- Auto Scale in Number
Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values in the static data labels that fall into the two ranges:- When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
- When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.
By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.
- Suppress Label When 0
Select if you do not want to display the static data label when its value is 0.
Font
You can specify the font style of the text in the static data labels in this box.
- Font list
This drop-down list contains all the font faces you can select to apply to the text. - Font Size
Specify the font size of the text. - Font Color
Specify the font color of the text. 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 text. - Rotation
Specify the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0. - Shearing
Specify the gradient of the text.
Effects
You can specify the special effects for the text in the static data labels in this box.
- Style
Select the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic. - Strikethrough
Select the style of the horizontal line using which to strikethrough the text. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines. - Underline
Select the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned. When you select "patterned line" or "bold patterned", Designer draws a line or bold line in the pattern of the text. - Superscript
Select to raise the text above the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Subscript
Select to lower the text below the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available. - Embossed
Select to make the text appear to be raised off the page in relief. - Engraved
Select to make the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page. - Outlined
Select to display the exterior border around each character of the text. - Shadowed
Select to add a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.
Web Report Studio and JDashboard do not support underlining chart text, therefore, this property is ignored when the chart runs in Web Report Studio or is used in a dashboard.
Hint Tab
Use this tab to specify properties for the hint of the areas.
Show Category and Series
Select to include the category and series values in the hint.
Auto Scale in Number
Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values in the hint that fall into the two ranges:
- When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
- When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.
By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.
Customize Chart Value Names
Select to customize the names of the fields on the value axis which you want to display in the hint. By default, Designer applies the display names of the fields in the hint to label the values which may be not intuitive to users. You can select the option and select the ellipsis 
to customize the names in the Customize Chart Value Names dialog box to help users better understand the values.
Behaviors Tab
Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the area chart is in a library component. You can use it to specify web behaviors to the areas.
Add button
Select to add a new web behavior line.
Remove button
Select to delete the specified web behavior.
Move Up button
Select to move the specified web behavior higher in the list. At runtime, when an event bound with more than one action happens, JDashboard triggers the upper action first.
Move Down button
Select to move the specified web behavior lower in the list.
Events
This column shows the events that you select to trigger the web actions.
Actions
This column shows the web actions that you specify for the events to trigger. Select the ellipsis 
in each cell to bind the web action using the Web Action List dialog box.