In this section: |
Gridlines are used on a chart as a reference to help you understand the quantities and values of your data and decode information on the axis. There are four types of gridlines that you can display and edit on your chart. They are:
Major gridlines enhance the display of values, while minor gridlines supplement major gridlines. If a plot point falls in between major gridlines, you can use minor gridlines for more precise interpretation of the data.
Note: The orientation of a chart determines the available gridline options.
Whether you access gridline options from the ribbon, or the right-click menu, you are presented with the Format Grid Lines dialog box of options to format horizontal and vertical gridlines, color bands, and frames on a chart.
Color bands come in a pair, with each band uniquely colored. They appear in a continually repeating pattern behind a series on a chart. The contrast of colors is designed to make the chart easier to read.
Alternate formatting can be used to apply different colors to sections, called regions, of an axis.
The Format Grid Lines dialog box contains the following tabs:
Note: The Color Bands and the Frames options are not available in InfoAssist Basic.
Use the Major Grid Lines tab to format the major gridlines on the chart. The Major Grid Lines tab is shown in the following image.
The Major Grid Lines tab contains the following options:
Use the Minor Grid Lines tab to format the minor gridlines on your chart. The Minor Grid Lines tab is shown in the following image.
The Minor Grid Lines tab contains the following options:
Use the Color Bands tab to format the color bands on your chart. The Color Bands tab is shown in the following image.
The Color Bands tab contains the following options:
Use the Quadrant Lines tab to control the placement and style of the quadrant lines in your scatter and bubble chart. The Quadrant Lines tab is shown in the following image.
The Quadrant Lines tab contains the following options:
Use the Frames tab to enable or disable frame regions, and to set the location and style of the frame text. The Frames tab is shown in the following image.
The Frames tab contains the following options:
For instructions on how to open this dialog box, see the procedures in Using Gridline Properties.
When you right-click a gridline on a chart, a menu of options opens. The options for the gridline elements are described in the following table.
Element |
Option |
Description |
---|---|---|
Horizontal Major Gridlines Horizontal Minor Gridlines Vertical Major Gridlines Vertical Minor Gridlines |
Delete |
Removes the gridline from the chart and updates the Live Preview accordingly. |
Set Line Color |
Enables you to specify the color of the gridline, using the Color dialog box. For more information, see Color Dialog Box. | |
More Grid Lines Options |
Opens the Format Gridlines dialog box. For more information, see Format Grid Lines Dialog Box. |
In this section: |
The following sections contain procedures for customizing gridlines. The procedures are organized by the tab and group in which their associated options appear on the ribbon.
If your chart does not display gridlines by default, use this procedure to generate gridlines.
Horizontal major gridlines are added to the chart.
The following image shows a chart with the horizontal major gridlines highlighted and the right-click menu open.
Horizontal minor gridlines are added to the chart.
The following image shows a chart with the horizontal minor gridlines highlighted.
Vertical major gridlines are added to the chart.
The following image shows a chart with the vertical major gridlines highlighted and the right-click menu open.
Vertical minor gridlines are added to the chart.
The following image shows a chart with vertical minor gridlines highlighted.
The Format Grid Lines dialog box opens.
The Line Style dialog box opens.
The gridline is formatted accordingly.
The following image shows a chart with the default styling for gridlines.
The following image shows the same chart with the gridlines styled as red, dashed lines, of medium weight.
Ticks are short lines which are perpendicular to a gridline. They are used to tick off specific increments along the gridline.
The Format Grid Lines dialog box opens.
The tick marks are formatted accordingly.
The following image shows a chart with tick marks spanning the frame of the chart.
The Format Grid Lines dialog box opens.
The following image shows a chart with Color Band 1 set to a green color with 80 percent transparency.
The gridline is deleted from the chart.
Use the options on the Quadrant Lines tab to control the placement and style of the quadrant lines in your scatter and bubble chart.
Note: Quadrant lines are on by default for bubble charts and off by default for scatter charts.
The following image show a scatter chart without quadrant lines.
The Format Grid Lines dialog box opens.
The following image shows the same chart with quadrant lines.
WebFOCUS |