Operation Manual

Charting
Creating charts
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4. Click the Data tab.
5. In the Layout area, click Group, if it is not already selected.
6. In the Data area, in the On change of list, click the group field you want
to base your chart on; then, in the Show list, click the summary field you
want to display on your chart.
7. If the Axes and Options tabs appear, you can customize some of the
chart’s properties, such as the scaling of the axes, the legend, and the
data points.
8. Click the Text tab.
9. Accept the default title information or add new titles to your chart.
10. Click OK.
Note: When your chart is inserted, it may cover a portion of the report. Move
and resize the chart so that it fits properly within the report.
Charting on Cross-Tab summaries (Cross-Tab layout)
Crystal Reports allows you to include a chart based on summary values in
your Cross-Tab report. For example, with a Cross-Tab that shows the amount
of a certain product sold in each region of the United States, you may want to
include a chart showing the percentage of total sales provided by each region
for that product.
To create a Cross-Tab chart, you must first have a Cross-Tab in your report.
For more information, see “Cross-Tab Objects” on page 329.
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To chart on a Cross-Tab summary
1. Select the Cross-Tab on which you want to chart.
2. 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.
3. Drag the frame to the desired position in the Report Header.
The Chart Expert dialog box appears.
Note: You may see a default chart in the Report Header section rather
than the Chart Expert dialog box. To select a different chart type, right-
click the default chart, and then click Chart Expert. The Chart Expert
dialog box appears.
4. On the Type tab, in the Chart type list, select a chart type.