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Format Platform Dialog Box

You can use the Format Platform dialog box to format the platform of a chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Format Platform dialog box when you right-click any chart element and select Format Platform from the shortcut menu, or select the chart and double-click in the platform.

The dialog box contains the following tabs:

• Fill Tab
• Border Tab

You see these buttons in the tabs:

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Apply

Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Fill Tab

Use this tab to specify the color pattern to fill the chart platform.

Color

Specify the color to fill the platform. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.

Transparency

Specify the transparency of the color to fill the platform.

Sample

This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.

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Border Tab

Use this tab to specify the properties for the border of the chart platform.

Border Type

Select the type of the border.

• none
  Select if you do not want to show the border.
• raised
  Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is raised off the page.
• recess
  Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is pressed into the page.
• shadow
  Select to show two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object.
• solid
  Select to use single-line border.

Color

Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.

Transparency

Specify the transparency for the color of the border.

Line Style

Select the line style of the border.

Thickness

Specify the width of the border, in pixels.

End Caps

Select the ending style of the border line.

• butt
  Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with no added decoration.
• round
  Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the width of the pen.
• square
  Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.

Line Joint

Select the joint style of the border line.

• miter
  Select to join path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet.
• round
  Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width.
• bevel
  Select to join path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment.
• joint round
  Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at the specified radius.

Sample

This box displays a preview sample based on your selections.

Path

You can specify the fill pattern of the border in this box.

• Outline Path
  
  Select to use outline path for the border.
• Fill Path
  
  Select to use whole path for the border.

Dash

You can specify the dash size of the border in this box if you select a dash line style for the border.

• Auto Adjust Dash
  
  Select to adjust the dash size automatically.
• Fixed Dash Size
  Select to use fixed dash size.

Radius

Designer displays the option when you select the Line Joint option of "joint round". You can use it to specify the radius for the joint of the border line.

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