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Pie Options Tab - Graph Properties Dialog

Format

Graph Width

Select the width for the graph up to a maximum width of 15 inches.

Graph Height

Select the height for the graph up to a maximum height of 15 inches.

Show Label

Select whether numbers, labels, or both should be displayed in the graph. The numbers can be percentages or numeric values, as determined by the Representation option from the Pie Options - Data tab.

Placeholder

Controls the appearance of the graph on-screen. Use this command to hide the graph and reduce its appearance on-screen to a percentage of its original size.

Shadow Style

Select the effect to apply to the pie graph. Effects include the ability to draw a shadow around the pie chart, show the pie chart in 3D relief, or a combination.

Border Style

Select the type of border to apply to elements in the graph. Options include a drop shadow and a 3-D inset effect.

Show Legend

Select the placement of the graph legend to show at the top, bottom, left, or right of the graph. The legend provides a key to the data that corresponds to the various colors of the pie chart. Select Not Show to display no legend for the graph.

Gradient Style

Select a style to apply a shading and lighting effect to the pie graph.

Slice Grouping

Data points that fall under the percentage value selected will be grouped under one slice labeled "Other". The data points are listed at the bottom of the graph. Select No grouping to display a slice for each data point.

Colors

Select to display the graph in either color or in grayscale.

Grayscale Printing

Select to have the graph print in grayscale regardless of the option selected under Colors.

Radius

Manually set the radius of the pie graph. The value refers to the percentage width of the graph. A zero percentage causes CaseView to automatically calculate the radius.

Slice Start Position

Select the starting position of the first pie slice in degrees, where zero represents the 3 o'clock position moving counter clockwise.

Data

Data to Graph

Use this selection to specify defaults for the graph information.

Data Series

If multiple data series were created in the Data tab, select the series you want to display in the current pie graph.

Representation

Specifies how the data will be presented on the pie chart. To have data points expressed as a percentage, click Percentage. To have data points expressed as numeric values, click Numeric Values.

If selecting Numeric values, select the appropriate rounding rules. To hide zeroes according to the rules established for the document under the Tools tab, Rounding command, select the Use Document Rounding option.

Use Document Rounding

Select to apply the CaseView document rounding rules under the Tools tab, Rounding command. The current document rounding rules appear next to the option.

Data Rounding

To round the figures in the graph, select the option you want in the Data Rounding box. If selecting rounding to 10's, the number 452 will be rounded to 45.

Display Zero

If selected, zeroes display for numbers after rounding is applied to them. For example, if rounding to the 1,000s, the number 22,222 displays in all labels as 22,000 (22,222 rounded down) with the option selected, and as 22 with this option not selected.

Decimal Points

To specify the number of decimal places to the right of the value, select the option you want. Data in the graph can be displayed with a maximum of 3 decimal places.

Slice Customization

Specifies options for customizing the appearance of the pie chart.

Default

Select to display all data points in the series.

Select Slices to Explode

Select to emphasize a particular data point by slightly moving the pie slice out of the pie graph. Click the data point(s) you want to emphasize.

Select Data Points to Pie

Select to manually select the data points in the pie graph. Click the check box next to the data points you want to appear in the pie graph.

Related Topics

• Graph Properties