Professional XY Chart Basics: Chart Editor

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Professional XY Chart Basics: Chart Editor

The Chart Editor can be turned on or off by clicking on Turn On/Off Current Chart Editor PRO_Settings-32 from the Chart Toolbar.

PRO_XY-Chart-Editor-Toolbar

 

It is used to work on the active chart to Save, Copy, Print, Print Preview, Change Palette, Edit Style, Change Type, Switch 3D Mode and Save/Hide Legend.

 

Example 1

 

Click on Copy chart to copy the active chart to the clipboard. Open a Word (.doc/.docx) file and paste (Ctrl-V) the image file into the Word file.

 

Example 2

 

Add labels to data point: Click Edit Style PRO_XY-Chart-Editor-Edit-Syle-Icon in the Chart Editor and select a series, which brings up the Chart Series Style window. Select Text, check Display Text, and change TextOrientation to "Upleft" to add labels to data points of the selected series.

 

Figure 1

Figure 1

 

Note: Some formatting may differ when exported to Excel. If formatting updates do not appear within the graph in EQuIS Professional, export to Excel and check that the changes appear there.