Note: Labels and Titles settings and all
other settings in the Chart overrides
node of the Settings dialog can
be saved as a chart skin that you can apply to any charts. For more information,
see Chart SkinsUse the Labels and Titles node on the Settings tab to set the display label and title options for an SPC chart. Change labels for limit lines, such as a control limits, on a chart. You can also set the titles that display at the top of the chart.
You can choose default settings for charts in the GainSeeker System Administration module. See Chart Defaults settings
Note: Labels and Titles settings and all
other settings in the Chart overrides
node of the Settings dialog can
be saved as a chart skin that you can apply to any charts. For more information,
see Chart Skins
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Navigate to the Labels and Titles options on the Settings tab by following this path:
Chart overrides | Charts | Labels and Titles
For help with using expandable tree structures like the one featured here, see Navigating Tree Structures
Designate up to three rows of titles to display at the top of the chart. Expand the Chart titles node to display the label options. (To display no title on the chart, delete any text following the setting's = (equal) sign.)
Navigate to Chart titles settings by following this path on the Settings tab:
Chart overrides | Charts | Labels and Titles | Chart titles
The following examples show the settings for the three title lines and as the settings might display on the chart:
Print title / Company name =
The top title row, which is often used for a company or department name or other display text.
Right-click the Print title / Company name = option under the Settings tab Chart title tree node.
The Enter Value dialog opens. Enter a title in the text field.
The middle title row, which is often used for statistics, chart type names ("Control chart," for example), or user-added text.
Right-click the Title 2 = option under the Settings tab Chart title tree node.
The Define Chart Title dialog opens. See Using the Define Chart Title dialog.
Title 3
The bottom title row, which is often used to display the chart type names ("Control chart," for example), statistics, or user-added text.
Right-click the Title 3 = option under the Settings tab Chart title tree node.
The Define Chart Title dialog opens. See Using the Define Chart Title dialog.
Note: Title 2 and Title 3 settings for an SPC multiple retrieval chart can only be edited on the Settings tab when a chart is being created, not after the chart is drawn.
Opt to always display limit and chart axis labels (regardless of chart window sizing), let the software decide the label size (based on chart sizing), or opt to never display labels. Double-click Display limit and chart axis labels to expand the node and display the options.
Always display labels. Limit and chart axis labels will always display, regardless of how a user sizes the chart window.
Let software decide base on expected readability. GainSeeker displays the limit and chart axis labels based on the expected readability of the labels based on the user-selected chart window size.
Never display labels. Limit and chart axis labels are not displayed on the chart.
Change the labels used to designate the line limits on a new or existing chart. Short labels are recommended if you display more than one set of limits on a chart. Expand the Limit labels node to display the label options.
Double-click on a label name.
The Enter Value dialog opens.
Enter a new label name in the text field.
Note: For the Limit labels and data labels to display, the Always display labels or the Let software decide based on expected readability option under the Display limit and chart axes labels node must be selected. See Display limit and chart axes labels.
Set the X-axis label attributes for SPC Control charts. The X-axis labels settings for SPC retrievals apply to all Control chart types: EWMA, Moving Average, Combination, and CuSum/Control chart types.
These settings do not apply to the Time Axis and Multiple charts. Exception: The Display date format setting does apply to Time Axis charts.
Expand the X-axis labels node to display the label options.
Display date format =
Specify a date time format string for the X-axis when date labels are selected for the X-axis. For example, you could change the format from Year/Month/Day to Month/Day/Year. See Date/Time Formats
Set the angle at which the X-axis labels display on a chart. Expand the Label angle = node to display the label options.
Angle down was selected for the labels on the following chart example:
The Enter Value dialog opens.
Click an option to select it. The word "Sample" changes to reflect the selected angle and the Label angle text displays the degree of the angle.
Or, you can select Custom and enter the degree of the angle you want in the Label angle text.
Label frequency
Set the label display frequency on a chart. The Label frequency setting only applies if the Label type setting value is set to Date or Traceability, but not to Count.
Expand the label frequency node to display the label options.
Display a value for each data point. Displays a label for each chart value.
Display as many values as space allows. Displays only as many values as the space allowed for the chart window.
Display staggered values if they overlap. GainSeeker staggers the value labels if they will overlap.
Display values at scaled intervals. Displays value labels at scaled intervals. A good option for avoiding an overload of chart labels if there are numerous data points.
Select whether to label the X-axis by Count, Date, or a Traceability field. Expand the label type node to display the label options.
If Date is selected, see Options for date labels
If Traceability is selected, see Options for traceability labels
Note: For this setting to apply, the Label type must be set to Date. Expand the Options for date labels node to display the label options.
Display date delimiters. Use delimiters to separate a sequence of numbers representing a date or time. Delimiters include the slashes used to separate month, day, and year like this: 12/11/2079, and the colons used in time sequences to separate hours, minutes, and seconds like this: 5:20:22.
Display date segments. Select which data and time segments to display.
Set the display length for traceability labels. Expand the Options for traceability labels node to display the label options.
Note: For this setting to apply, the Label type must be set to Traceability. Expand the Display style node to display the label options.
Use full traceability value. Displays the entire value. A good option to select for displaying short traceability values.
Use the first part of the traceability. Displays only the first n numbers of a traceability value. A good option to select for lengthy values if the first n numbers are unique and the succeeding numbers are always the same, for example: 111120000, 111220000, 111320000.... .See Length for partial display = to set the value for n.
Use the last part of the traceability value. Displays only the last n numbers of a traceability value. A good option to select for lengthy values if the last n numbers are unique and the preceding numbers are always the same, for example: 200000111111, 200000111112, 200000111113, 200000111114.... . See Length for partial display = to set the value of n.
Field to display =
Select a traceability field to display on the X-axis.
Double-click Field to display =.
The X-axis labels dialog opens.
Select a label from the Column to display list.
Select the number of characters to display for the X-axis value. Note: For this setting to apply, the Display style must be set to Use the first part of the traceability value or Use the last part of the traceability value. See Display style
Double-click Length for partial display =.
The Enter Value dialog opens.
Enter a numeric value in the Length for partial display text representing the number of characters to display for the traceability value (30 or less).
