Configuring Color Properties

To configure color properties

1. On the Chart menu, click Properties. The Trend Properties dialog box appears.

2. Click the Colors tab.

   

3. Click the Time axis label color box to select or configure the color for the time labels that appear at the bottom of the chart.

4. In the Background area, configure the colors or image to use for the background of the entire chart area.

   Color	Click to select or configure a main color. If you are using a gradient fill, this is the starting color for the gradient.
   Gradient end color	Click to select the ending color for the gradient. The gradient starts with the main color and fade to the gradient end color.
   Gradient type	The starting point for the flow of the gradient. Valid values are Center, Diagonal Left, Diagonal Right, Horizontal Center, Left Right, Top Bottom, and Vertical Center. For example, if you select green as main color, white as the gradient end color, and center as the gradient type, the center of the chart is green and fades to white towards the surrounding edges.
   Image	The name of the image to use as the background. The image is resized to fit within the chart area. The color of the pixel in the lower left corner of the image is used as the transparency mask for the image. Click the ellipses button to browse for and select an existing image.

5. In the Plot area, configure the colors or image to use for the chart plotting area. Options are the same as for the Background colors.

6. In the Border area, configure the color for the border of the chart.

   Color	Click to select or configure a color.
   Width	The width, in pixels, of the border line.
   Type	The style of the border line.

7. In the Grid area, configure the color for the grid lines of the chart. Options are the same as for Border.

8. In the Highlighting area, configure the color and pen width to be used for tag highlighting.

   Highlight color	Click to select or configure a color for highlighting the tag curve.
   Pen width	Specify how wide (in pixels) a highlighted curve should be.

9. Click OK.