Options on the General tab of the Bar Graph Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the
General
tab of the
Bar Graph Properties
 dialog box.
Options
Descriptions
Appearance
Specify the object's appearance in this area.
Border style
Select a border style for the object.
Border width
Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.
Back style
Specifies the object background. Available options are:
  • Solid.
    The object’s background is filled with a solid color specified in the
    Back color
     option.
  • Transparent
    . The object’s background is not filled and any objects behind it show through.
  • Gradient
    . The object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Fill style
Select whether the bar graph background is solid or gradient. If you select Gradient, the bar graph's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Border uses back color
Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the object.
Clear this check box to use the selected
Border Color
.
Back color
This box shows the current background color for the object. Click it to select another color.
If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background color.
If the background style is gradient, click it to bring up the
Gradient Fill
 dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Border color
This box shows the border color for the object. Click it to select another color.
If
Border uses back color
 is not selected, this color appears at runtime.
Fill color
This box shows the current fill color for the bar graph. Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the
Gradient Fill
dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Bar graph settings
Minimum value
Type the value required to empty the bar graph. If the Value connection is at or below this value, the bar graph is empty.
Maximum value
Type the value required to completely fill the bar graph. If the Value connection is at or above this value, the bar graph is full.
Fill direction
Select the direction for filling the bar graph.
Thresholds
Number of thresholds
Select the number of thresholds for the object. Select 0 if you do not want to use thresholds.
Threshold type
Select
Value
to set up thresholds using an absolute value.
Select
Percentage
to set up thresholds using percentages of the range between the graph's minimum and maximum values.
Threshold 1 value
Type the value or percentage for the first threshold.
Fill color
This box shows the current fill color for the section of the bar graph that is at or above the first threshold and below the second threshold (if enabled). Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the
Gradient Fill
dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Blink
Select this check box if you want the section of the bar graph that is at or above the first threshold (and below the second threshold, if enabled) to blink at runtime. The section of the bar graph blinks twice per second.
Threshold 2 value
Type the value or percentage for the second threshold.
Fill color
This box shows the current fill color for the section of the bar graph that is at or above the second threshold. Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the
Gradient Fill
 dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Blink
Select this check box if you want the section of the bar graph that is at or above the second threshold to blink at runtime. The section of the bar graph blinks twice per second.
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