Lines and Limits settings

Use the Lines and Limits node on the Settings tab to set the display lines and limits options for a chart.

Administrators can also choose default settings for charts in the GainSeeker System Administration module. See Chart Defaults settings

Note: Lines and Limits settings and all other settings located 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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Navigating to these settings

To navigate to the Lines and Limits node of the Settings tab page, follow this path:

Chart overrides | Lines and Limits

Axis tick style

Select the position of the tick lines in relation to the Y-axis and X-axis lines on the chart. Expand the Axis tick style node to display the options.

In the following example, the Through option is selected. The tick lines (diagrammed in yellow) cross through the Y-axis and X-axis lines. If Inside is selected, the tick lines will position inside the line. Likewise, if Outside is selected, they will position outside that line.

Divider and gridlines

Choose whether to draw vertical dividers to mark anchor points and separate data groups, separate part numbers on short run charts, and display X-axis (vertical) or Y-axis (horizontal) gridlines on a chart.

The Show horizontal gridlines and Show vertical gridlines settings would add vertical and horizontal lines on a chart similar to those diagrammed in yellow for this example:

Limits to display

Set the limits to display on a chart by chart type.

Line settings

Set the color, line type (solid, dash, and so forth), and the width of various lines on the chart. Expand the Line settings node to display the line type list. Then, expand the line type for which you want to change to display the options. The options for each line type are the same: Line color, Line type, and Line width.

Double-click Line color = to open the Color dialog. Click a color to select it for specific limits and other lines on a chart.

Double-click Line type = to open the Dash Style dialog. Click a style to select it. This can help differentiate lines set for limits on a chart.

Double-click Line width = to open the Enter Value dialog. Enter a value in the text box that represents the line width you want to display. Following, is an example in which the X-axis and Y-axis lines have been widened from 1 to a line width of 5.