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Format Label Dialog Box Properties

You can use the Format Label dialog box to format labels in a chart. This topic describes the properties in the dialog box.

This topic contains the following sections:

You see these elements on all the tabs:

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and exit the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

General Tab Properties

Specify the general properties of the label.

Format Label dialog box - General tab

Name

Specify the display name of the label.

Show NLS Value

Select to show the translated name for the display name of the object in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it, and when you have not modified the display name of the object.

Text

Specify the label text.

X

Specify the X coordinate of the label.

Y

Specify the Y coordinate of the label.

Width

Specify the width of the label.

Height

Specify the height of the label.

Alignment

Select the alignment mode of the label.

Fill Type

Select the type for filling the label.

Color

Specify the background color of the label.

To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a new color. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.

Transparency

Specify the transparency of the label background color.

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Border Tab Properties

Specify the border properties of the label.

Format Label dialog box - Border tab

Line Style

Select the line style of the border.

Border Type

Select the type of the border.

Color

Specify the color of the border.

Transparency

Specify the transparency for the color of the border.

Thickness

Specify the thickness of the border, in inches.

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Font Tab Properties

Specify the font properties of the label.

Format Label dialog box - Font tab

Font

Select the font face of the label text.

Size

Specify the font size of the label text.

Fill Type

Select the fill type of the label text.

Color

Specify the color of the label text. It takes effect when Fill Type on this tab is color.

Transparency

Specify the color transparency of the label text.

Font Style

Select the font style of the label text.

Font Effect

Select the font effect of the label text.

Font Underline

Select the style of the line under the label text.

Font Strikeout

Specify whether to attach a strikeout line to the label text.

Font Rotation

Specify the rotation angle of the label around its center, in degrees.

Font Shearing

Specify the shearing transformation of the label around its center, in degrees.

Word Wrap

Select true to enable word wrap of the label text.

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