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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Chart Wizard - Chart Elements</title>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id70802" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="wiz_chart_elements"><link href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_elements.xhp">Chart Wizard - Chart Elements</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8746604" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">On this page of the <link href="text/schart/01/wiz_chart_type.xhp">Chart Wizard</link> you can choose the chart elements to be shown.</paragraph>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_MAIN" id="bm_id5977050" localize="false"/><comment>titles title</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6437269" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a title for your chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_SUB" id="bm_id1355937" localize="false"/><comment>subtitle</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9469893" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a subtitle for your chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_X" id="bm_id3793145" localize="false"/><comment>x axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id130008" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a label for the x-axis (horizontal).</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_Y" id="bm_id1741996" localize="false"/><comment>y axisx axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5821710" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a label for the y-axis (vertical).</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_Z" id="bm_id9927365" localize="false"/><comment>z axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2871791" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a label for the z-axis. This option is only available for three-dimensional charts.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_SHOW" id="bm_id9610889" localize="false"/><comment>legend</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7333597" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays a legend in your chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_LEFT" id="bm_id2193449" localize="false"/><comment>legend left</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9976195" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the left of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_TOP" id="bm_id8514053" localize="false"/><comment>top</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2507400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the top of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_RIGHT" id="bm_id5466721" localize="false"/><comment>right</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id216681" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the right of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_BOTTOM" id="bm_id446570" localize="false"/><comment>bottom</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7709585" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the bottom of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_XGRID" id="bm_id8159123" localize="false"/><comment>grid x axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4309518" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the x-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_YGRID" id="bm_id2890102" localize="false"/><comment>y axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id206610" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the y-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_ZGRID" id="bm_id5801568" localize="false"/><comment>z axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6917020" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the z-axis. This option is only available for three-dimensional charts.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_SECONDARY_X" id="bm_id2484817" localize="false"/><comment>secondary x axis ("2nd x axis" in spec doc)</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9969481" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a label for the secondary x-axis. This option is only available for charts that support a secondary x-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_TITLE_SECONDARY_Y" id="bm_id2484819" localize="false"/><comment>secondary y axis ("2nd y axis" in spec doc)</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id816675" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Enter a label for the secondary y-axis. This option is only available for charts that support a secondary y-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id4411145" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">To enter chart elements</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3274941" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Enter titles or click the elements that you want to be shown on the current chart.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id9804681" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Titles</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3614917" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If you enter text for a title, subtitle, or any axis, the necessary space will be reserved to display the text next to the chart. If you do not enter a text, no space will be reserved, leaving more space to display the chart.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id156865" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">It is not possible to link the title text to a cell. You must enter the text directly.<comment>Regina: See wishlist and issues 8099, 64825</comment></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6034424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">When the chart is finished, you can change the position and other properties by the <emph>Format</emph> menu.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="par_id9033783" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Legend</paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_SHOW" id="bm_id9610889" localize="false"/><comment>legend</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5775322" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays a legend in your chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_LEFT" id="bm_id2192449" localize="false"/><comment>legend left</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2882778" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the left of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_TOP" id="bm_id8514053" localize="false"/><comment>top</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8102053" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the top of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_RIGHT" id="bm_id5492721" localize="false"/><comment>right</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2102420" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the right of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_LEGEND_POS_BOTTOM" id="bm_id445570" localize="false"/><comment>bottom</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3457441" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Positions the legend to the bottom of the chart.</ahelp></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1069368" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">The legend displays the labels from the first row or column, or from the range that you have set in the Data Series dialog. If your chart does not contain labels, the legend displays text like "Row 1, Row 2, ...", or "Column A, Column B, ..." according to the row number or column letter of the chart data.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6998809" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You cannot enter the text directly, it is automatically generated from the Name cell range.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id71413" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Select one of the position options. When the chart is finished, you can specify other positions using the Format menu.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="par_id4776757" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Grids</paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_XGRID" id="bm_id8159123" localize="false"/><comment>grid x axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6737876" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the x-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_YGRID" id="bm_id2890102" localize="false"/><comment>y axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1058992" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the y-axis.</ahelp></paragraph>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_SCH_CB_ZGRID" id="bm_id5801568" localize="false"/><comment>z axis</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7366557" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="." visibility="hidden">Displays grid lines that are parallel to the z-axis. This option is only available for three-dimensional charts.</ahelp></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6527298" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The visible grid lines can help to estimate the data values in the chart.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2924283" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The distance of the grid lines corresponds to the interval settings in the Scale tab of the axis properties.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5781731" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Grid lines are not available for pie charts.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id6942045" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Additional elements</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4721823" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For additional elements use the Insert menu of the chart in edit mode. There you can define the following elements:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5806756" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Secondary axes</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8915372" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Minor grids</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id6070436" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Data labels</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7564012" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Statistics, for example mean values, y error bars and trend lines</paragraph>
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