Setting Up Border and Fill

The Borders and Fill tab can be used to set up borders and fill for the following chart components:

NOTE. Dialog boxes can be used to set up borders and fill of chart components only in the desktop application.

The following operations for component formatting setup are available on the tab:

To set up the required fill for the chart component background, select a fill type in the Fill Type drop-down list in the Fill area. Depending on the selected chart component the following fill types are available:

None. Series fill is not used.
Solid Fill. Select the solid fill color in the drop-down palette. If required, specify fill transparency percent in the Transparency box.
Gradient Fill. To set up two-color gradient fill, specify the start and the end colors of gradient in the drop-down palettes. If required, specify tilt angle and transparency percent for the gradient in the Angle and Transparency boxes.
Glamour. Specify a basic fill color in the drop-down palette.
Image. This format enables the use of the specified image as the fill.
Pattern. This format enables the use of both solid fill and pattern at the same time.
Heterogeneous Fill. Select the heterogeneous fill color in the drop-down palette. If required, specify fill transparency percent in the Transparency box.
Alternating Colors. This format enables the use of two colors as the fill. If required, specify fill transparency percent in the Transparency box.
Auto. Solid monochrome fill with autoselected color.

After the fill type is selected, setup of additional parameters becomes available.

Depending on the selected fill type the following parameters are available:

Fill Color. Select the required fill color in the drop-down palette or select a new color in the advanced color palette opened on clicking the Other button. Two palettes are shown for the Gradient and Alternating Colors fill types.

Gradient Angle. Set the required gradient angle manually or using a value editor. The parameter appears only for the Gradient fill type.

Pattern Color. Select the required pattern color in the drop-down palette or select a new color in the advanced color palette opened on clicking the Other button.
Pattern. Select the required pattern type in the drop-down list.

Transparency. Select transparency of the component background. The parameter is shown for all fill types except for Image.

Image File. To use it as a chart component background, click the button. A standard load image from file dialog box opens. The parameter is shown only for the Image fill type.

NOTE. The Pattern Color and Pattern parameters are shown only for the Pattern fill type.

To disable fill, select None in the Fill Type list.

See below examples of chart that have different values of the Fill Type parameter (1 - no fill, 2 - solid, 3 - gradient, 4 - image, 5 - pattern, 6 - alternating colors):

To set up chart component borders, determine the following parameters in the Borders group:

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

Line Width. Select the required line width in the drop-down list. Selecting the Custom item opens the Line Width dialog box, where the user can select the required line width manually or using a value editor.

NOTE. Value input is available in different measurement units but the input box always shows the value in points (1/72 inch).

Line Color. Select the required border line color in the drop-down palette, or click the Other button and select a new color in the advanced color palette.
Transparency. Select transparency of the component border.

To disable borders, select None in the Line Type list.

See below examples of charts that have different values of the Line Type parameter:

Determine transparency for the chart component background fill and/or chart border. 100% corresponds to full transparency (borders and fill become invisible), 0% corresponds to full opacity. The value is selected using a slider or in a value editor.

NOTE. This parameter is not available for the Image fill type.

See below examples of charts with the configured chart area fill transparency (top row) and chart border (bottom row). Solid color fill is defined for the chart, border line type is selected and the Transparency parameters is set to 0%, 35%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively:

The Sample area shows how the component will look like after the specified parameters are applied. Check if the component appearance corresponds to the expected result.