Using the Chart Viewer

The Chart Viewer consists of a view pane and a toolbar. The view pane contains the chart and the chart surround items. It serves as your workspace for creating your chart. The toolbar provides quick access to various tools and windowes that you can use to design your chart.

You can complete any of the following tasks in the Chart Viewer:

To select a chart surround element or part of the chart, click the Selection Tool button and click the item in the viewer.
To lock the record and field selection in the chart, click the Lock Chart button.
When you lock the chart, it only prevents changes to which records and fields are used by the chart. You can continue to modify the chart surround elements and attribute values. Once the chart is unlocked, the chart is automatically updated with the currently selected records and fields.
To switch from chart type to another, click the arrow next to Chart Type and click the type that you want to use.
To show or hide the chart legend, click the Legend button in the Chart window.
To export the chart as a file, click Export Chart in the Chart window.
To zoom in or out of the chart:
- Click the Zoom to Overview button to decrease the magnification so the whole chart appears in the viewer.
- Click the Zoom Interactive button and drag a rectangle over an area to magnify a specific part of the chart.
- Click the Zoom In button to increase the magnification by increments and centers the chart in the viewer.
- Click the Zoom Out button to decrease the magnification by increments and centers the chart in the viewer.
To move the magnified chart around with the pointer, click Pan in the Chart window, and drag the pointer in the chart viewer.
To display the attributes from a chart, click the Information button in the Chart viewer, and click a piece of data in the chart.
The clicked data flashes in the viewer and the attributes from that record are displayed under Values on the Information Report window. When used from the Chart toolbar, the Information tool displays all the attributes from the record corresponding to the data clicked in the chart. The Information tool is also used in other areas of Focus.
To change the color or look of a part of the chart or a chart surround element:
1. In the Chart viewer, click the Selection Tool button.
2. Click the item in the viewer.
3. To change the color, click the arrow next to the Color button on the Chart viewer toolbar, and click a color from the palette, or click More Colors to create a color.
4. To change the style, click the arrow next to the Style button and click the style that you want. Different styles are available depending on the item that you chose. To create a new style, select Style Selector.
To customize the chart, click the Chart Definition button in the Chart window.
To edit or position the chart surround elements:
1. Click the Selection Tool button.
2. Click the item in the viewer.
3. Click the Properties button.