Setting Up Chart Style

To apply style to a chart:

Select a chart.
Go to the Chart ribbon tab. Then:

Click the style with the main mouse button in the Chart Style group.
Select the Apply item in the style's context menu.

The selected style will be applied to the chart.

To create a chart style:

Select a chart.
Go to the Chart ribbon tab.
Click the button in the Chart Style group.
Select the Create New Style item.
Enter style name in the dialog box that opens.

The created style is added to the document style category.

Working with created chart style is available via style's context menu in the Chart Style group on the Chart ribbon tab.

The following actions are available:

Rename style.
Delete style.
Export to external styles.

NOTE. On working in the web application, only export to external styles is available.

To export chart style to external styles:

Select a chart.
Go to the Chart ribbon tab.
Select the style in the Chart Style group and then:

Click the button in the Chart Style group and select the Export to External Styles item.
Select the Export to External Styles item in the style's context menu.

In the dialog box that opens select styles table.

The selected style is exported to the specified styles table.

If exported style's identifier coincides with identifier of the style from the styles table, it will be prompted to select the action:

Select the Apply in All Similar Cases checkbox to apply the selected action to all similar cases.

Select style action:

Keep Both. The exported style is added to the styles table with a new unique identifier.
Replace. The style in the current styles table is replaced with the exported one.
Skip. The style is not exported into the styles table.
Cancel. Style export is cancelled.

NOTE. Connecting and disconnecting of styles table is available only in the desktop application. Styles from the connected styles table are available in the web and desktop applications.

To set chart style, it is available to use external styles saved in styles table:

Select a chart.
Go to the Chart ribbon tab.
Click the button in the Chart Style group.
Select the Set Up External Styles item.

The Parameters dialog box opens. On the General tab in the Formatting Styles Collection list, select the required styles table.

NOTE. In the Reports tool use the Settings tab in the Parameters dialog box.

The styles table is connected. Styles from the styles table to apply for chart formatting will be added to the particular category.

NOTE. Only one styles table can be connected to one report.

To disconnect styles table, select the Disable External Styles item. Before disconnecting the user will be prompted to copy current styles to document styles.

Advanced Settings of Chart Style in Regular Reports

The Reports tool opened in the desktop application enables the user to set up regular and contrast chart style.

To change chart style, select the Style item in the chart's context menu or select one of the styles: regular or contrast.

The example displays a chart with applied regular (left) and contrast (right) styles:

		Regular style	Contrast style
Chart area format	Background	Fill type: Solid. Color: White.	Fill type: Solid. Color: Black.
Chart area format	Lines	Line type: None.	Type: None.
Plot area format	Background	Type: Gradient. Colors: Gray 50%, White.	Fill type: Solid. Color: Gray 70%.
Plot area format	Lines	Line type: None.	Line type: Solid. Color: Gray 50%. Width: 0.71.
Legend	Background	Type: None.	Type: None.
	Lines	Type: None.	Type: None.
	Font	Color: Gray 50%.	Color: White.
Data series		Fill type: Auto. Colors: Standard.	Fill type: Auto. Colors: Standard.