Using the Options Tab

The Options tab, shown in Figure 10-8, has a few miscellaneous options for customizing the layout of the chart. Like the Text tab, it is only visible when the Type tab option to automatically set chart options is unchecked.

Figure 10-8. The Options tab of the Chart Expert.

There are four main areas on the Options tab. The Color Chart frame lets you set the chart to be in color or black and white. Black and white can be helpful when you are sending the report to the printer. The Data Points frame is used to toggle displaying the data point on or off. A data point is an identifier on a chart’s element telling what the element represents. This can be its text value or its coordinate on the chart. Figure 10-9 shows a chart with the data points turned on.

Figure 10-9. Displaying the data points on a chart.

The Customize Settings frame sets whether the chart background has a transparent background, how large the markers are and what shape the markers are. The Legend frame sets whether the legend is displayed, and where it is displayed. It can be displayed to the right or left of the chart or at the bottom.