IBM Lotus Symphony


Defining a chart type

Specifies a chart type from the predefined options.

To access this command...

Double-click to select the chart and choose Layout - Chart Type

Or, on Chart Editing toolbar, click

Chart Type Icon Edit Chart Type

Chart category

You can select whether you want to create a two-dimensional or three-dimensional chart. After you have selected one of these options, you will see the chart types available along with the associated variants.

2D

Specifies that the chart is two dimensional.

3D

Specifies that the chart is three dimensional. The 3D-Effects in the Layout menu can be used for other options. You can also rotate 3D charts interactivley. Click the chart to see a curved arrow cursor, allowing the object and corresponding axes to be rotated.

Chart type

Displays the available of chart types. The active chart is marked by a highlighted frame and its name is displayed in the lower part of this area.

Lines, areas, columns, bars, pies, XY charts, net, and stock charts are the different types of available 2D charts. With pie charts, you can drag each piece and place it outside the main chart, but the radius of the chart will change and the chart will be placed inside a defined frame. You can also select the whole chart and modify its size.

Note icon For stock charts, the rises and drops of stock prices, sales volumes and the total number of shares are selected using icons. By default, the size of the icons does not exceed that of the line width. This makes the points semi-transparent. Only the closing stock price is visibly marked by a small dash. All points are not visible until you integrate other graphics.

With 3D charts, you can choose from lines, areas, bars, columns, and pies. Click the corresponding illustration to select the chart type. At the same time, the corresponding variations appear in the Variants area.

Warning icon If you modify the scale axes of line charts, two dimensional charts and XY charts, you can get an incomplete display if the icons are located outside the grids. Also, statistic lines will be only displayed if their center is located within the rectangle area.

Variants

Displays the variants of the chart type selected. The chart type variants displayed here depend on the selected dimension and chart type. The variant you choose is applied to the whole chart.

Data points order

With line charts and XY charts, you can select one of the Spline possibilities. When a Spline variant is selected, the Data points order box appears. Data points order defines the order of the B Spline curve. A value of 1 results in a line, a parabola with a value of 2. A value of n produces a parabola of the n order.

Resolution

With some line chart and XY chart variants, the Resolution box appears. Resolution defines the number of the calculated mid points on the Spline curve between two data points.


Product Feedback | Additional Documentation | Trademarks