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Options on the Pens tab of the ME Chart Control Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the Pens tab of the ME Chart Control Properties dialog box.

Options

Descriptions

Display Legend

Select this check box to show the legend on the right of the chart. The legend percentage supports five percent increment from 10 percent through 50 percent.

The legend shows each visible trend line with its label. The label is read from tags DataSeries_x.Label.

Pen Attributes

Use the spreadsheet to configure the appearance of each pen on the chart at run time, including line color, width, style, and marker.

Color

Specify the color of the chart line. Click the color square and select a color from the palette.

Width

Specify the width of the chart line. The larger the size, the thicker the width.

Style

Specify the style of the chart line such as solid, dashed, dotted, and other styles.

Marker

Specify the plot symbol for each data point.

If you select Show only markers for Data point connection on the General tab of the ME Chart Control Properties dialog box, only the pens with assigned markers will show on the chart.

Multiple Pen Edits

Use the spreadsheet to apply attributes to one or more pens.

Clear Selections

Click this button to clear the attributes.

Apply to Selected Pens

Click this button to apply the attributes to the selected pen or pens.

See also

Chart ActiveX control

Options on the General tab of the ME Chart Control Properties dialog box

DataSeries UDT members