Run | Charts | Chart Options | Chart Area

Border - Border options can be applied to the entire Chart Area.

Show border - Displays a border around the entire chart.

Default border - Uses the Default border shown.
Custom border - Allows you to select a custom border color, style, and weight and whether or not to apply a shadow or rounded corners.
Set Border Color - Choose a custom border color from the Chart Area Border Color palette.

Note: The custom border color selected will display in the color box to the right of the Custom border selection and in the Border style and Border weight display boxes.

Border style - Choose a custom border style from the dropdown list of styles.
Border weight - Choose a custom border weight from the dropdown list of weight choices.
Shadow - Creates a shadow around the custom Chart Area border.
Round corners - Creates round corners on the custom Chart Area border.

Area Background Color

Default - Uses the default background color for the entire Chart Area and background.
Custom - Select a custom background color for the entire Chart Area and background.
Set Area Background Color - Choose the background color from the Set Area Background Color palette.

Note: The custom background color selected will display in the color box to the right of the Custom background selection.

Background Color

Default - Uses the default background color for the entire Chart Background.
Custom - Select a custom background color for the entire Chart Background.
Set Background Color - Choose the background color from the Set Chart Area Background Color palette.

Note: The custom background color selected will display in the color box to the right of the Custom background selection.

Below is an example of a chart that has the Area Background Color changed to Blue and the Background Color changed to Red.

Font

Set Font - Choose the font, font style, size, effects the color for the entire Chart Area.
Set Font Color - Choose the font color from a wider selection of color choices for the Chart Area.

Note: The Chart Area font style, size, and color selected will be reflected in the display box under the Set Font Color button.

Series Options

Column and Bar charts

Series overlap - Control the series overlap. Valid range -100 - 100 (default 0).
Gap width - Control the gap width between columns. Valid range 0 - 500 (default 100).

Pie, Exploded Pie, Doughnut and Exploded Doughnut

Angle of first slice - Control the angle of first pie slice. Valid range 0 - 360 (default 0).
Pie/Doughnut explosion - Control the level of explosion. Valid range 0 - 400 (default 25).
Doughnut hole size - Control the doughnut hole size. Valid range 0 - 90 (default 100).