Operation Manual

Charting
Creating charts
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Value
The Advanced chart uses the value to indicate what information is plotted as
the points on your chart. For example, to create a chart showing last year’s
sales for your customers, the Last Year’s Sales field would be the value.
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To chart on a details or formula field
1. On the Insert menu, click Chart.
An object frame appears in the Report Header area.
Tip: Another way to create a chart is to click the Insert Chart button on
the Insert Tools toolbar.
2. Drag the frame to the desired position in the Report Header.
The Chart Expert dialog box appears.
3. On the Type tab, in the Chart type list, select a chart type.
Click the chart subtype that best illustrates your data. See “Chart types”
on page 283.
4. Click the Data tab.
5. In the Layout area, click Advanced, if it is not already selected.
6. In the Data area, specify the database fields you want to use as conditions.
You can select “On change of” from the list, then add up to two database
fields in the box underneath the list.