Tooltips: Information panels

Tooltips display necessary information about data series point, level line, or data series in legend on mouseover on the corresponding chart element.

To set up tooltip parameters, use the Tooltips group of parameters on the settings panel.

To open the Tooltips group of parameters:

Select a chart.
Press the Settings button on the toolbar.
Select the required group of parameters.

Select the Tooltips checkbox to show tooltips on the chart and set the parameters:

A custom text, template or a combination of both can be set for tooltips. To enter text and templates, use the Text box.

To add a template to the label text:

Click the Add Template button.
In the drop-down list select one of the available text templates.

After executing the operations the selected template will be added to label text after the cursor.

Available templates:

%PointNo. Point number.
%PointName. Point name.
%SerieNo. Series number.
%SerieName. Series name.
%PercentPartHundredth. Cumulative shares.
%PercentPart. Percentage cumulative shares.
%PercentHundredth. Shares are the ratio of the point value to the sum of values of this point over all the series.
%Percent. Percent shares are ratio of the series point value to sum of values for this point in all series, shown as a percentage.
%Part. Cumulative value.
%YValue. Y axis point value.
%XValue. X axis point value.
%Value. Point value.
%Autovalue. Default value. Automatic value format.

NOTE. Tooltip text is determined automatically for level lines.

Select format of displayed values in the Format drop-down list. Depending on the selected format, advanced settings of displaying values are available:

When the Number, Currency, Percentage or Exponential value format is selected, in the Decimal Places box determine the number of displayed decimal places using the value editor or the keyboard.
When the Number or Currency value format is selected, in the Negative Numbers drop-down list select the required negative number display option.
When the Currency value format is selected, in the Symbol drop-down list select the required currency.
When the Number value format is selected, select the Thousands Separator checkbox to separate digit groups.
When the Date, Time, or Additional value format is selected, in the Type drop-down list select the required type of displaying values of the selected format.
When the Custom value format is selected, in the Type box select the proper method of displaying values.

To reset the settings and restore the default style, click the Delete button.

NOTE. If data format settings were determined for the fields that are used in creating a table, these settings will be displayed in the Special Format group of settings.

Determine font settings:

Font. Select one of the available fonts in the drop-down list. If required, one can load custom fonts.
Font Size. Select the required font size. Size is set in points, it can be selected in the drop-down list or entered using the keyboard. The range of available values: [8; 36].

Font style. Select font style:

B. Bold.
I. Italic.
U. Underline.

When the button is pressed, the corresponding font style is used. Several styles can be used simultaneously, for example, pressed B and I buttons result in bold italic font style.

To reset the settings and restore the default style, click the Delete button.

In the drop-down palette select tooltip background fill method:

Solid Fill. Default value. Select solid color for tooltip background fill. If required, specify fill opacity percent.

No Fill. Tooltip background fill will not be used. Click the No Color button.

To reset the settings and restore the default style, click the Delete button.

To set up tooltip area border, set the parameters:

Line Type. Select line type in the drop-down list.

NOTE. Line color setup is available only when the Indicator Color checkbox is deselected.

Line width. Set the required line width using the keyboard or the value editor.

When the Indicator Color checkbox is selected, tooltip area border color matches with the color of the area, for which a tooltip is displayed. The checkbox is selected by default.

To reset the settings and restore the default style, click the Delete button.