Labels and Titles settings

Use 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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Navigating to these settings

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

Labels and titles settings

Chart titles

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:

The top title row, which is often used for a company or department name or other display text.

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.

The Define Chart Title dialog opens. See Using the Define Chart Title dialog.

The bottom title row, which is often used to display the chart type names ("Control chart," for example), statistics, or user-added text.

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.

Display limit and chart axes labels

Opt to always display limit and chart axes 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 axes labels to expand the node and display the options.

Limit labels

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.

  1. Double-click on a label name.

The Enter Value dialog opens.

  1. 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.

X-axis 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.

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:

  1. Click the X-axis labels node to display the Label angle = option. Then, click Label angle =.

The Enter Value dialog opens.

  1. 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.

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.

Select whether to label the X-axis by Count, Date, or a Traceability field. Expand the label type node to display the label options.

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.

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.

Select a traceability field to display on the X-axis.

  1. Double-click Field to display =.

The X-axis labels dialog opens.

  1. 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

  1. Double-click Length for partial display =.

The Enter Value dialog opens.

  1. 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).