Configuring the Legends for an Enhanced Chart
The legend lets you quickly identify the information that the chart is plotting. In Enhanced Charts, charts may display up to two legends, which include the plotting style and data source legends. To determine which legends appear on your chart, select or clear the legend check boxes in the Miscellaneous area on the Chart Style tab.
Plotting Style Legend
The plotting style legend, if enabled, appears at the top of the chart. For line/multiline charts, the plotting style legend displays the color and point or line type for each data source. For SPC charts, including X-bar, R-bar, and S-bar charts, the plotting style legend displays the color for the data source, the upper and lower control limits, the upper and lower warning limits, and the bar value. For XY charts, the plotting style legend displays the color and point, or line type for the Y axis data source.
Data Source Legend
The data source legend, if enabled, appears at the bottom of the chart. For line/multiline and XY charts, the data source legend provides collection and error information for each data source. For SPC charts, including X-bar, R-bar, and S-bar charts, in addition to the collection information, the upper and lower control limits, the upper and lower warning limits, and the bar value also appear. To configure the data source legend, click the Data Sources tab on the Legend tabbed page of the Chart Customization dialog box.
You can modify the data source legend. You can add or remove items from the legend, as well as change the order of the items that appear. However, for XY charts, you cannot remove the axis indicators; they are always present. To add or remove items from the chart's legend, click the Legend tab and select or clear the property check boxes of the legend. The Order list of the Legend Column Widths area on the Chart Style tab lets you display the items you select in any order in the legend (left to right). To change the number of characters permitted for each legend description, change the value in the corresponding field on the Chart Style tab in the Legend Column Widths area.
