Changing the Labels on a Chart

DMS charts have several types of labels. The three labels at the top of the chart (called the Title, Subtitle and Chart-title labels) give information about the chart as a whole. You can change or modify these labels through the Options menu or by right clicking the mouse on the chart. Changes to x- and y-axis labels are discussed in Changing lines on a chart.

Note: If you select more text than there is space to display it, the labels will run off the page. Be selective in choosing the most important elements to display.  The Chart titles preview field will help you with this.

 

 

Labels for the title, subtitle and chart title

The title, subtitle and chart title labels appear at the top of each chart.

You can change the labels in two ways:

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The following screen will appear.

Note: Changes made on the subtitle and chart title lines are saved in Cms.ini and are used as the default if you check the corresponding Save as default sub/chart title check box.  Changes are also saved and remembered in desktops.

 

 

Changing the title

Change or modify the title by entering new text in the Title field.

Adding statistics and descriptive information to a chart subtitle

You can change the subtitle in several ways for an individual chart.

The following dialog will appear.

Choose the type of chart for which you would like to view the available statistics by choosing the appropriate radio button on the left and then move your desired statistics from the Available Statistics column to the Selected Statistics column with the Insert button and position them with the arrow keys.  Click OK when you are satisfied with the statistics you have selected.

If you have a long list of statistics

If you have a long list of statistics, use one of the following methods to locate the items you want.

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Changing the default subtitle setting

To change the default subtitle permanently, make your desired changes and select the Save as default subtitle check box on the Chart Titles dialog.

Changing the chart title

The default for the chart title is the type of chart you drew--Control, Pareto or DPU. To change the chart title:

The chart titles preview

As you make changes to your title, subtitle and/or chart title, those changes are reflected in the Chart titles preview field on the Chart Titles dialog.  Check it to make sure your titles will appear correctly on your charts before proceeding.  After reviewing your possible changes, click OK to proceed or Cancel to disregard and return to the main module without any changes being made.

Formatting statistics

  1. Single-click the statistic to select it.

  2. Right-click the selected statistic and then click Format Value.

  3. On the Format String screen, enter the format for this statistic. For valid format options, see Numeric formats, String formats and Date/Time formats.



    The format string is then displayed with the statistic.