Specifying Series Formatting for Graphs

About series options

The Series Options command on the Format menu allows you to emphasize and manipulate the data series depicted in your graph. This section explains how to perform the following tasks:

• Change the shapes of data markers

• Assign a data series to the Y1- or Y2-axis

• Add or remove fit lines

Changing the shapes of data markers

When you are working with a bar or line graph, you can emphasize a specific data series by changing the shape of its data markers. For example, if you are viewing three data series whose data markers are currently shown as bars, you can emphasize one of the data series by changing its data markers to lines.

Assigning a data series to the Y1- or Y2-axis

If you are working with a graph that contains both a Y1- and Y2-axis, you can assign any data series in the graph to either axis. This is useful if you want to compare dissimilar data series using different scales.

Adding and removing fit lines

When you are working with a bar, line, or scatter graph, you can create fit lines to emphasize trends. Fit lines represent a new series of data that is statistically based on an original series. Fit lines, also called trend lines, illustrate how original data series are changed by exponential, linear, or logarithmic calculations.

Related information

For more information about specifying series options for graphs, search for the following topic in the Financial Analyzer Help system:

"Assigning Data to a Graph's Y-Axis"

"Changing the Shape of Data Markers"

"Including Fit Lines in Graphs"