Bar Chart Properties

This section describes the Bars tab associated with a bar chart. To access the bar chart properties, right-click near the center of a plot, and select Plot Area Properties from the pop-up menu.

The Bars tab controls attributes of the bar chart. The Bars tab is shown in Figure 5.4.

Fill

sets the fill color for each bar.

Fill: Use blend

sets the fill color for each bar according to a color gradient.

Outline

sets the outline color for each bar.

Outline: Use blend

sets the outline color for each bar according to a color gradient.

Fill bars

specifies whether each bar is filled with a color. Otherwise, only the outline of the bar is shown.

Show labels

specifies whether each bar is labeled with the height of the bar.

Y axis represents

specifies whether the vertical scale represents frequency counts or percentage.

"Other" threshold (%)

sets a cutoff value for determining which observations are placed into an "Others" category.

Figure 5.4: Plot Area Properties for a Bar Chart

For a discussion of the remaining tabs, see Chapter 9, "General Plot Properties."