General

Figure 1 - The properties on the General tab

Distribution

Select the data on which the chart is to be based. Note that the selected option must be available in the table for it to be presented in the chart (go to Distributions for more information).

• Count – shows the actual number of responses per series.
• Horizontal Percent – the results calculated as a percentage, where the columns add up to 100% “horizontally” in the table.
• Vertical Percent – the results calculated as a percentage, where the columns add up to 100% “vertically” in the table.
• Affinity - affinity index statistic.
• Table Percent - the results based on the total value of the count in each cell against the total count for the entire table.
• Chi Square - the results based on the Chi Square statistic.

Chart Style

The layout or style and the palette of the chart are based on the chart style chosen for this chart . The default chart style is used for all new charts, but you can change this as required. Be aware that any changes you make in the chart style will affect all charts using that style. Layout and Styles are part of the template (go to Templates Overview for more information).

Figure 2 - The Chart Style and Palette

Palette

The colors used for the series in the chart are based on the palette style chosen for this chart.

A palette is used to assign colors automatically to data elements if the data points themselves do not have colors assigned to them, and the data series that the data points belong to also do not have an assigned color.

You can assign colors to data points and series in the Data Source Editor (go to Data Source Overview for more information). Layout and Styles are part of the template (go to Templates Overview for more information).

Series in Rows

A chart always displays the series in rows or in columns. The Series are the data points (plot points) of the aggregated table. In the table below, the car makes comprise the rows while male and female (the gender question) are the columns .

Figure 3 - Rows and Columns in an aggregated table

The figure here shows the chart based on the table with Series in rows deselected (so the chart is presented as Series in Columns). For each “group” (car make) the chart displays the series (data points) of the three columns; Male, Female, and Total.

The Legend always contains the rows in a “Series in rows” chart, and the columns in a “Series in columns” chart.

Figure 4 - Series in Columns

The figure here shows the chart based on the same table, but now with Series in rows selected. Here each group (this time the Male, Female and Total columns) now displays the series for the eight rows.

Figure 5 - Series in Rows

Show Table Title Above/Inside

If a title is specified for the aggregated table (source table) (go to Title for more information), then that title can also be displayed with the chart; above it, inside it, or in both locations. Check the appropriate box(es) .

Figure 6 - Showing the table title in and/or above the chart

Height

This property specifies the height of the chart on the report page. Specify the chart height in pixels.

Width

This property specifies the width of the chart on the report page. Specify the chart width in pixels.

Object URL

This property only appears for an object in a report page that is specified as being a Public report (go to Report Properties Overview for more information).

The Object URL property allows specified objects (tables, charts and gauges) to be viewed individually via a direct URL, without having to open the report. This allows the possibility to embed a table, chart or gauge in other web pages, for example web portals or intranets.

Once a report has been published as Public, then this property becomes visible in the property sheets of the table, chart and gauge objects in that report. Go to the property sheet of a particular object and select the Object URL property to display a further field containing a URL to the object.

Copy the URL displayed in the field, and paste it into the desired web page. The object will then be visible in that web page.