OpenOffice.org Chart Specifications
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.x |
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| Resizeable Legend | The legend can be resized now via mouse or dialog. | Standard |
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| Date Axis | Describes the changed scale tab page for date axes. | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.3 |
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| Chart Drawing Objects | Drawing objects can be inserted and edited. | Standard |
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| Chart Data Dialog | Added button for hierarchical axis labels. | Standard |
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| New Defaults | Several defaults have changed: larger size, larger font size, no black borders, better 3D look and more. | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.2 |
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Chart Wizard with new types
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Bubble Charts and Filled Net Charts are available in addition. | Standard |
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A list box containing all chart elements was added to the formatting tool bar. Selecting an item in the list does select the according element within the chart. Press the new button named 'Format Selection' next to the list to open the properties dialog for that element. | Standard |
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The context menu now offers more functions to ease manipulation of charts. | Standard |
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| Rotate Data Labels |
It's possible now to rotate data labels. |
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| Hidden cells | The user now can decide whether values from hidden rows and collumns should be plotted or not. | Standard |
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| Asian Typography | The spacing between Asian, Latin and Complex text can be disabled. | Standard |
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Some items in the Insert Menu of the chart now act dependent on the selection. | Standard |
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More descriptive dialog titles and some small corrections | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.1 |
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| Axis Positioning | Flexible positioning of axis line, axis labels and interval marks. | Standard |
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| Bi-directionalWriting | The text direction of chart elements containing text can be customized. | Standard |
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| Plotting of missing values (v1) | The user now can decide how missing values should be plotted: 'leave gap', 'assume zero' or 'continue line'. | Standard |
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| Axis Scale | Describes the changed scale tab page for axes. | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 3.0 |
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| Error Bars | Error bars can be plottet from measured data now. | Standard |
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| Pie Chart Options | Two new options are available for pie and donut charts: 'starting angle' and 'clockwise direction'. | Standard |
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| Insert Title Dialog (v2) | Titles for the secondary axes can be added. | Standard |
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| Menu (v3) |
Menu items for secondary axis titles were added. Insert Trend Line and Mean Value Line added in menu and context menu |
Standard |
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| Trendlines | The user interface for trendlines was changed thus the editing is easier. | Standard |
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| Object Naming (v2) | Changed regression curve to trend line and average value to mean value | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 2.4 |
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| Data Labels (v1) |
It is possible now to define a numberformat for the data label. Value and percentage value can be displayed at the same time. The separator between different parts of the labels can be selected, thus for example value and percentage can be displayed in separate lines. The relative label placement can be choosen from a set possibilites. For pie charts a best fit placement was introduced. |
Standard |
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| Trend-Line Equations (v1) | The equation and correlation coefficient of a regression curve now can be displayed in the document. | Standard |
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| Scales and Intervals (v2) |
The direction of an axis can be reversed now. Tickmars can now be switched on or off also for category axes. |
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| Bar Chart Options | An additional option will allow to show bars next to each other even when they are attached to different axes. | Standard |
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| Menu (v2) | Items for trendlines and trendline equations were added to contextmenu. | Standard |
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Specifications for OpenOffice.org 2.3 |
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| Chart Wizard (v1) | Charts can be created with a new Chart Wizard. | Standard |
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Allow users to associate source-ranges of a spreadsheet to single chart-objects in different roles, like the x-values of a data-series. Note, that this version is an odt-replacement of the former sxw-Document. | Standard |
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| Chart Data Dialog | For Charts that display their own data there is a dialog for editing the data. With the Chart Data dialog is capable to modify, add and delete data that is used in data series and for categories. It is also possible to add and remove entire data series. All parts of a data series' data can be changed with this dialog. | Standard |
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| Selection Handling | Selection handling | Standard |
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| Default Colors | Specifies the dialog for Tools/Options/Charts/Default Colors. | Standard |
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| Menu (v1) | By activating a chart (select and double click it) the main menu structure offers commands to edit the type, style and appearance of the chart. Terminology is simplified and the menus are easier to access because the items are grouped in meaningful sections. | Standard |
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| Toolbars (v1) | Define what commands are available via the toolbars in the chart (esp. remove toggle title buttons from toolbar) | Standard |
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| Object Naming (v1) | Definition of the names of chart objects with. illustrations. | Standard |
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| Undo | Decsription of Undo stings. | Standard |
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| 3D View | Settings for 3D charts. | Standard |
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| Scales and Intervals |
Scales and Intervals incl. Minor Grids painting This specification describes the scaling behavior of charts as well as the settings for the visible interval marks and the grid lines inside the chart. |
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| Auto Scaling of Axes | Automatic Axis Scaling | Standard |
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| Insert Title Dialog (v1) | Dialog 'Insert Title' (no checkboxes, no default texts) | Standard |
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Drafts without target |
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| The Legend | Defines what information is shown in what way in the legend. (+Stock legend entries) | Draft |
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| Series Order And Legend Entry Order | Describes in which order series are displayed by the different charttypes and in the legend. | Draft |
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For keyboard accessibility there is a proposal on ui.openoffice.org .
For further information on the chart you are welcome to visit the chart website .