Series Overview

This section describes how to change the series type and specify various series options (for instance, how to use a secondary axis or enable point labels).

Series Types

To switch between series types in the Dashboard Designer, click the Options button next to the required data item (or placeholder) in the Values section.

In the invoked Series Options dialog, select the required series type and click OK.

You can also do this using the Series Type gallery in the Design Ribbon tab.

Series Options

To manage common series options, use the Common Options tab of the Series Options dialog.

You can specify the following settings:

Option	Description
Plot on secondary axis	Specifies whether to use the secondary axis to plot the current series.
Ignore empty points	Specifies whether to ignore empty points when plotting the current series.
Show point markers	Specifies whether to show the current series's point markers. This option is in effect for the following series: Point/Line: Line, Stacked Line, Full-Stacked Line, Step Line, Spline; Area: Area, Step Area, Spline Area; Range: Range Area.

Series Point Labels

The Series Options dialog's Point Label Options tab allows you to enable series point labels and manage their settings.

You can specify the following settings for point labels:

Option	Description
Content	Specifies the type of content displayed in point labels. You can select a single or several values from the drop-down list: (Select All) - Allows you to show all the available values in point labels. You can clear this option to disable point labels. Argument - Show argument values. Series name - Show series names. Value - Show the Y-axis's summary values. Percent - Show summary values as percentages. Note that this option is in effect for stacked series only.
Overlapping mode	Specifies the label overlapping mode. The following options are available: Hide overlapping labels - Some labels are automatically hidden to avoid overlapping if two or more labels overlap. None - The algorithm that resolves overlapping is disabled. Reposition overlapping labels - The default algorithm re-positions point labels randomly to avoid overlapping labels.
Orientation	Specifies point labels' orientation. The following options are available: Default - A point label is displayed in its default orientation. Rotate to the Right - A point label is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Rotate to the Left - A point label is rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise.

The following options are in effect for Bar series only:

Option	Description
Show for zero values	Specifies whether to display labels for points with zero values.
Position	Specifies point labels' position relative to bars.