Changing a graph’s position and size
When you first place a graph in a DataWindow object, it is in
the foreground—it sits above the bands in the DataWindow object.
Unless you change this setting, the graph displays in front of any
retrieved data.
The initial graph is also moveable and resizable, so users 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
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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 DataWindow object.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 users scroll through rows in the DataWindow object, 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 DataWindow
object. Typically, if you choose this setting, you also
make the graph movable so it will not obscure data while
users display the DataWindow object.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 DataWindow object.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 DataWindow object and
resizes when users resize the DataWindow object. This
setting is used with the Graph presentation
style.HideSnaked
Do not repeat graph after the first column in
a DataWindow object using newspaper-style
columns.