When you first place a graph in a report, it is in the foreground—it sits above the bands in the report. Unless you change this setting, the graph displays in front of any retrieved data.
The initial graph is also moveable and resizable, so you have complete flexibility as to the size and location of a graph at runtime. You can change these properties.
To specify a graph’s position and size:
Select Properties from the graph’s pop-up menu and then select the Position page or the General page in the Properties view.
Select the settings for the following options on the Position property page:
Setting |
Meaning |
|---|---|
Layer |
Background — The graph displays behind other elements in the report. Band — The graph displays in one particular band. If you choose this setting, you should resize the band to fit the graph. Often you will want to place a graph in the Footer band. As you scroll through rows in the report, the graph remains at the bottom of the screen as part of the footer. Foreground — (Default) The graph displays above all other elements in the report. Typically, if you choose this setting, you also make the graph movable so it will not obscure data while you display the report. |
Moveable |
The graph can be moved in the Preview view and at runtime. |
Resizable |
The graph can be resized in the Preview view and at runtime. |
Slide Left, Slide Up |
The graph slides to the left or up to remove extra white space. For more information, see “Sliding controls to remove blank space in a report”. |
X, Y |
The location of the upper-left corner of the graph. |
Width, Height |
The width and height of the graph. |
Select the settings for the following options on the General property page:
Setting |
Meaning |
|---|---|
Size To Display |
The graph fills the report and resizes when you resize the report. This setting is used with the Graph presentation style. |
HideSnaked |
Do not repeat graph after the first column in a report using newspaper-style columns. |
