Customise the Chart

Adjust the Series Name Template

By default, the name for every series automatically generated by the chart using its Series Data Member property's value is obtained directly from a data field in the bound data source. However, it may be necessary to add prefixes or suffixes to these names. The user may therefore customise the Series Name Template object returned by the Series Name Template property to add some text to the beginning or to the end of the series names. For instance, set the Series Name Template.Begin Text property to GSP in.

Customise Series Labels

Set the Series Template.Label.Visible property to No, to hide labels for all series points, and prevent the chart from being crowded with numerous overlapping labels.

Customise Axis Labels

Initially, all axis labels (which in this example show the names of the US regions) are lined up and overlap. To avoid this, select the X-Axis (which is also accessed via the Chart Control.Diagram.Axis X property) and set its Label.Staggered property to Yes.

It is possible to customise many other properties for the chart, which are not described here.