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The Select group contains a drop-down menu for selecting a specific measure field to which to apply one or more of the options that are available in the Series tab. The default setting is All Series, which applies the selected options to all the measure fields in the report.

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The Style group contains the following command for modifying the style options for the selected series in a chart:

• Style. Opens the Format Series dialog box, where you can edit the styling options for the selected series. You can also open this dialog box by right-clicking a series, and then clicking More Style Options. For more information, see Formatting a Series.

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The Properties group contains the following commands for enhancing charts:

• Data Labels. Adds data labels to the chart. The drop-down menu contains the following data position options for selecting where to display data values as labels on a chart:
  • Above (default)
  • On top edge
  • Below top edge
  • Center
  • Base

  Clicking More Data Label Options opens the Format Labels dialog box, where you can further edit your data labels. For more information, see Formatting Data Labels.

• Type. Opens a drop-down menu with the following options for selecting different chart types:
  • None (default)
  • Bar
  • Line
  • Area

  Note: When you make a change to the chart type using the Type button on the Series tab, changes to the chart type on the Format tab are overwritten.

• Trendline. Opens a drop-down menu that provides the following options for adding a trendline to a chart:
  • None (default)
  • Linear
  • Quadratic
  • Polynomial
  • Hyperbolic
  • Logarithmic
  • Modified Hyperbolic
  • Rational
  • Exponential
  • Modified Exponential
  • Log Quadratic
  • Geometric

  Note:

  • The trendline option is not available in HTML5.
  • The trendline option is not available in InfoAssist Basic.

  For more information, see How to Add a Trendline.

• Equation. Displays the associated mathematical equation for the selected trendline on the chart.

  Note:

  • The equation is not available in HTML5.
  • The equation option is not available in InfoAssist Basic.

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The Line group contains the following options for formatting chart lines and line markers:

• Smooth Line. Draws the chart using smooth lines. For more information, see How to Apply Smooth Line Effect to a Line Chart.

  Note: The smooth line option is not available in InfoAssist Basic.

• Connect Lines. Controls the display of connecting lines between markers on a line or scatter chart. By default, lines are connected on a line chart and disconnected on a scatter chart.
• Marker. Opens a drop-down menu from which you can select options to change the display of the default data and legend markers on line and scatter chart types. The drop-down menu contains the following options:
  • None
  • Square
  • Circle
  • Diamond
  • Plus
  • Triangle Down
  • Triangle Up
  • Triangle Right
  • Triangle Left
  • Pirate Plus
  • House
  • Hexagon
  • Fat X
  • Five Star
  • Six Star
  • Hourglass
  • Sideways Hourglass
  • Horizontal Line
  • Vertical Line
  • Area

  For more information, see How to Change the Appearance of a Marker.

  Note: The marker option is not available in InfoAssist Basic.

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The Pie group contains options to expand or hide pie slices. The Pie group is activated only when you click Pie on the Format tab, in the Chart Types group.

Note: The pie options are not available in InfoAssist Basic.

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The Display group contains the Reverse Order command to reverse the order of a series when All Series is selected in the Select group.

The Reverse Order option is available for all chart types.