Apply Chart Text Labels This topic explains how chart text labels are applied to graphical 2D chart elements (e.g., bars, columns, pie slices, and midpoint anchors). After reading this topic, you will gain an understanding of how chart text labels are applied to your chart, how they can be styled and aligned, and ...
Area Chart Clicking the links below will lead you to important information about 2D area charts: About 2D Area Charts — Gives you a brief description of 2D area charts, and explains why you would want to use them. Working with 2D Area Chart Data — Provides information on the type of data necessary to generate 2D a...
Area Chart Clicking the links below will lead you to important information about 3D area charts: About 3D Area Charts — Gives you a brief description of 3D area charts, and explains why you would want to use them. Working with 3D Area Chart Data — Provides information on the type of data necessary to generate 3D a...
Assign Chart Titles The Chart control contains four different chart titles that are easily configured through properties. These titles are accessible through the TitleTop , TitleRight , TitleBottom , and TitleLeft properties of the chart. The following is a list of properties that affect the appearance of each tit...
Assign Custom Colors to Chart Elements By default, the Chart control will choose random colors for the charting elements. But you can assign a specific color to each bar, bubble, line, etc. You do this by using the ColorModel object. Before you start writing any code, you should place using/import directives in yo...
Axes This section provides you with useful information about chart axes, including the various axis types available, as well as access to task-based procedures on working with chart axes. About Axes Axis Label Layout Behaviors Axis Line Styles Axis Margins Axis Ranges Distance Between the Axis and the Chart Edge G...
Axis Label Layout Behaviors In applications which generate charts of variable size and content, it is important that axis labels can make the proper adjustments to fit in the space that is available to them. The most effective way to do this is to have a prescribed set of rules determining how labels should be lai...
Axis Line Styles Similar to other lines that the Chart control draws, axis lines can be customized in their visual appearance. Set the LineColor , LineDrawStyle , LineEndCapStyle , and LineThickness properties to customize the look of axis lines. Related Topics Apply Chart Text Labels Determine Which Axis is Being...
Axis Margins By default, Chart will display data across 100% of its axes, like in the following image: Axis margins allow the application developer to add spacing on each side of any axis. This can often improve the look and clarity of a chart. Here is an image of the same chart as above, with a 5% margin added at...
Axis Ranges On a numeric axis, the axis range is the difference in numeric value from the beginning of the axis to the end. The range minimum is the value at the lowest point of the axis. The range maximum is the value at the highest point of the axis. By default, Chart uses the minimum and maximum values in the d...