The Legend tab allows you to configure the chart's legend. The
legend is a table at the bottom of the chart that summarizes data
in the chart. By default, the legend shows each data source, its
pen color, its description, and its value in the active time
cursor. Using the Legend tab, you can customize the legend to show
additional data, such as the high and low limits of the data
source. You can also arrange the columns in the legend, specify the
number of pens to display in the legend, and enable legend
scrolling. The Legend tab is the same for all SPC chart types, with
the exception of the Correlation chart. For information on the
Correlation chart's properties, refer to the section Correlation chart
properties.
Properties on the Legend Tab
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Property
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Description
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Values
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Show Legend
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Indicates whether to display a legend.
|
Selected –
display the legend.
Cleared – hide
the legend.
|
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Transparent
|
Indicates whether the legend is displayed
with a background.
|
Selected – the
legend has an invisible background (i.e., the background of the
chart displays behind the legend).
Cleared – the
legend displays with a background. The color of the background is
set in the Category Legend Properties on this dialog box.
|
|
Orientation
|
The placement of the legend in a chart.
|
Top – above the
plotting area.
Bottom – under
the chart's plotting area. (Default)
Left – on the
left side of the plotting area.
Right – on the
right side of the plotting area.
|
|
Font Size
|
The point size of the text that appears in
the legend.
|
Point sizes 8 - 72.
|
|
Border Color
button
|
The border color of the legend.
|
Any color available to the system.
|
|
Foreground
button
|
The color of the text in the legend.
|
Any color available to the system.
|
|
Background
button
|
The background color of the legend.
NOTE: The background
will not appear if the Transparent check box is selected.
|
Any color available to the system.
|
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Justification
|
The justification of the legend.
|
Left
Center (default)
Right
|
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Show Border
|
Indicates whether to show the border of the
legend.
|
Selected –
shows the border.
Cleared – hides
the border.
|
|
Show Vertical
Scroll Bar
|
Indicates whether to show a vertical scroll
bar.
|
Selected –
shows the vertical scroll bar.
Cleared – hides
the vertical scroll bar.
|
|
Maximum
Rows Displayed
|
Specifies the maximum number of rows to
display in the legend. This option is available only if the Show
Vertical Scroll Bar check box is selected and the Orientation is
set to Left or Right.
|
Values 1 - 10,000
|
|
Maximum
Legend Width
|
The maximum width the legend can be before
horizontal scrolling takes effect. Only applicable when Orientation
is set to Top or Bottom.
|
Values 1 - 1000
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