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Customize the appearance of an element

To customize the appearance of the element, follow these steps:

  1. Open the element's settings.
  2. Edit existing settings or set new ones. The changes will be applied immediately.

The settings available for each element are listed in the table below. For a description of the chart elements, please refer to the Key terms section.

ElementPreferences:Limitations
Chart area
  • Fill color
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
  • Font color
  • Text transparency
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Plot area
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
–
Data series
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
–
Chart and axes titles
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
  • Font color
  • Text transparency
For pie charts, you can only specify the title of the chart.
Horizontal axis
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
  • Font color
  • Text transparency
  • Rotation angle: Auto adjust / Right 90° / Left 90° / Custom angle (enter in the box or adjust step by step using the arrow buttons or arrow keys).
Not applicable for pie charts.
Vertical axis
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
  • Font color
  • Text transparency
  • Rotation angle: Auto adjust / Right 90° / Left 90° / Custom angle (enter in the box or adjust step by step using the arrow buttons or arrow keys).
Not applicable for pie charts.
Gridlines
  • Color
  • Transparency
  • Weight
  • Color
  • Transparency
  • Weight
  • Color
  • Transparency
  • Weight
  • Color
  • Transparency
  • Weight
Not applicable for pie charts.
Legend
  • Fill color
  • Fill transparency
  • Outline color
  • Outline transparency
  • Outline weight
  • Font color
  • Text transparency
–
Data labels
  • Value
  • Percentage
  • Value and percentage
The format settings apply only to pie charts.