HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Report Optimizer Software 6.0 Building Reports Using the Web Intelligence Java Report Panel (August 2008)

Inserting and formatting charts186
Adding background colors
You can add a background color to charts in Web Intelligence reports. The background is
applied to the entire block.
Adding background colors
To add a background color to a chart:
1. Right-click the chart and click Edit Format.
2. Open the Appearance property group on the Properties tab.
3. Click the arrow next to Background color to display the color palette.
4. Select a color from the color palette or click More Colors to display the Choose Color
dialog box. (For more information on creating custom colors, see ”Creating custom
colors for chart elements” on page 197.)
Formatting chart borders
You can add a border around a chart, and then specify the border style and color. If a
chart already has a border you can modify or remove the border.
Modifying chart borders
To modify a chart border:
1. Right-click the chart and click Edit Format.
2. Open the Appearance property group on the Properies tab by clicking + next to
Appearance.
3. Click ... next to the Borders property to display the Define Borders dialog box.
4. Select the border style from the Style list and the color from the Color list.
The background color
fills the block behind
the chart and the
legend