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Graph and Chart Settings

Background setting(s)

Sets the background fill color, the border color, and the border width.

Fill and border colors

1. Click the colored square 
   • The Color Picker tool will open
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors

Border width

1. Type in the number of pixels for your border
   • The larger the number, the thicker the border

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Enable user draw?

Lets your audience draw on the chart or graph.

• Choose "True" to let your audience make annotations on the chart
• Learn more at Annotate a Visualization
• These annotations are not saved permanantly, and they are not public-facing
  
  

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Data source URL

Gets data from a Google Sheet.

• Enter the link to your Google Spreadsheet
• Learn more at Use Spreadsheet Data
  
  

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Font size

Sets the font size of the text on your chart.

• By default, the font size is 12 pt
• If you have over three columns of text, font sizes over 30 pt make the text hard to read 
  
  

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Height

Controls the height of your chart or graph.

• The canvas height is generally a number between 1 and 400 
• Values greater than 400 are possible for some charts; very tall charts take longer to load
  
  

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Width

Controls the width of your chart or graph. 

• The canvas width is generally a number between 1 and 400 
• Values greater than 400 are possible for some charts; very wide charts take longer to load
  
  

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Graph Settings

Font Color

Sets the color of the font in your graph. 

1. Click the colored square
   • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors
     
     

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Link colors 

Sets colors for the chords in the graph.

1. Click the colored square
   • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors
     
     

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Link line width 

Sets the width of the links.

• Large numbers create thick lines; small numbers create thin lines
  
  

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Node shape 

Formats the shape of the nodes. 

• Choose a shape from the drop-down menu
  
  

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Chart Settings

Chart area setting(s)

Sets the placement and size of the chart area. 

• Use a number or percentage (for example, 20 or 75%)
  
  

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Chart colors

Sets the colors for your chart. 

1. Click the colored square
   • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors
     
     

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Data Filter

Lets you reorder data or display a small portion of your dataset.

• Learn more at Filter Visuals Data. 

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Font name

Sets the font of your chart's text.

• Use web-safe fonts: these fonts are installed on most browsers
• Web-safe fonts include Arial, Arial Black, Courier New, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana, and others 
  
  

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Anchor
horizontal horizontal

Horizontal axis settings

Formats the x-axis. 

Baseline

Sets a baseline for the x-axis. 

Baseline color 

Sets the color of the baseline. 

1. Click the colored square
   • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors

Direction 

Controls the order of the values on the x-axis. 

• Type in

Data Source URL

This field provides one way to upload your Google Docs spreadsheet, containing the data that will be used to create your visualization, into SHIVA. To use this option, you do not need to allow SHIVA read-only access to your Google Drive. For information on using it, see the Copy a Spreadsheet into SHIVA step-by-step guide

Data Filter

• choose which data you want to see in the chart

Height of chart: controls how tall your want your chart to appear

• Set the height of the chart to a value between 1 and 400
• Note that some charts can have a height greater than 400

Width of chart

• set the width of the chart to a value between 1 and 400
• Note that some charts can have a width greater than 400

Title above chart

• Enter a title for your chart; this field is mandatory
• Note that the title won't show up in the chart itself

Opacity of area chart: controls the opacity of the area below the chart lines

• enter a value between 0 and 1, where 0=transparent and 1=opaque

Font name: set the font you want your chart to display

• It's best to use standard font names to ensure that the font will appear on any computer

Font size: set the font size of the text in your chart

• It's default setting is "automatic" which is font size 12
• Note that if you have more than three columns, the text becomes difficult to read after font size 30

Stacked chart?: controls how you want the data to appear in the chart

• "True" shows the data as stacked on top of each other
• "False" shows the data as individual sets of data

Line width: controls the width of the lines depicting your data

• set the width of the lines in your chart from anywhere between 1 and above

Size of points: set how the points in your chart will appear

• type in a higher number to display larger points
• type in a lower number to display smaller points
  • Note that a value of "1" is the minimum

Legend position: controls where you want the legend to appear in respect to the chart

•  choose an option from the drop-down menu:
  1. "bottom:" the legend displays below the chart
  2. "in:" the legend displays inside of the chart
  3. "none:" the legend disappears and is no longer a part of the chart
  4. "right:" the legend displays to the right of the chart
  5. "top:" the legend displays above the chart

Legend text setting(s): customize how the legend will appear

• Click inside the textbox to display the "Set legendTextStyle" pop-up window
• "Font:" type in a font style
• "Size:" type in a number
• "Color:" click the color square, prompting the ColorPicker to appear
  
  • choose a color scheme for the legend

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• Baseline:
  • Type in the number along the x-axis where you want to set the baseline, and thus where you want the bars to begin (for example, in you type in "50," the baseline will move to 50; the bars showing numbers lower than 50 will point to the left, while bars 50 and higher will point to the right)
• Baseline Color:
  • Click the colored square and the ColorPicker tool will appear, allowing you to choose a color for the baseline
• Direction:Type in  -1 to reverse the order of the values along the x-axis (for example, change the order from smallest to largest, to largest to smallest)this axis

Axis Label

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Format 

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Adds a label

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in front of the

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values along the x-axis

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Log Scale?

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Makes the horizontal axis logarithmic. 

• Type in "true" in order to make the horizontal axis a logarithmic scale (all values must be positive)Text Position:Change to make the x-axis logarithmic
• Make sure all values are positive

Text Position 

Changes the position of the

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x-axis

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labels relative to the chart area

• This can be by typing in  "out", "in"in, " or or "none". 

Axis Title

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Enter a title for the x-axis

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Max Value

Sets the maximum number that displays on the chart. 

• Type :Filter data by typing in the maximum number you want to be shown on the chart (for example, if you type in "50," bars showing values of 51 and up will not appear)

Min Value

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Sets the minimum number

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that displays on the chart. 

• Type in the minumum number you want to be shown on the chart
  

Slanted Text

Rotates the text. 

• Type (for example, if you type in "10," bars showing values of 9 and lower will not appear)Slanted Text:Type in "true" to display text labels on the xthe x-axis text at an angle, which helps fit angle – this fits more text along the axis
• Type ; type in  "false" in order to display the text upright (the default is to slant text if it doesn't all fit when drawn upright)

Series setting(s): allows you to overlay several chart styles on top of each other, with each column of data being depicted by its own style

• Type in instructions in these formats of your choosing:
• Set a column to be displayed in a different chart style: 
  • Decide what data set to change: type in 0 for the first column, 1 for the second column, etc.
  • Decide what style of chart in which to display the data set: "line," "area," "bars," or "steppedarea"
  • For example, you could type in: 0,type=area, 1,type=bars, 2,type=steppedArea
• If you want to change the line width or point size of a particular chart style:
  • Decide on the line width: type in "lineWidth=xxx," where xxx is the width (i.e., "4")
  • Decide the point size: type in "pointSize=xxx," where xxx is the size (i.e., "12")
  • Type in the line width or point size settings right after specifying the chart type for a certain data set, for example, you could type into the text box: 0,type=area, lineWidth=4, 1,type=bars, 2,type=steppedArea, pointSize=1

Title text setting(s): styles your text

• Font
  •  Type in a font name; use standard fonts, such as Arial, Courier, or Times New Roman, to ensure that it will look the same across different browsers
• Font size
  • Type in a number as small as 1
• Color
  • Click the colored square, prompting the ColorPicker tool to appear
  • Choose a color

Tool tip setting(s): styles how the text in the tool tip will appear

• labels upright
• By default, Visuals slants labels if they wouldn't fit on the axis otherwise.
  
  

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Legend position 

Controls where you want the legend to appear in respect to the chart.

• "bottom:" the legend displays below the chart
• "in:" the legend displays inside of the chart
• "none:" the legend disappears
• "right:" the legend displays to the right of the chart
• "top:" the legend displays above the chart
  
  

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Legend text setting(s)

Customize how the legend will appear. 

Font

Type in a font style. 

Size

Type in a number. 

Color

1. Click the colored square
   • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors
     
     

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Line width

Controls the width of data lines. 

• Set the width of the lines in your chart from anywhere between 1 and above
  
  

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Opacity of area chart

Controls the opacity of the area below the chart lines

• Enter a value between 0 and 1, where 0 is transparent and 1 is opaque
  
  

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Series setting(s)

Lets you overlay several chart styles on top of each other, with each column of data being depicted by its own style. 

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Size of points

Determines how the points in your chart will appear. 

• Type in a higher number to display larger points
• Type in a lower number to display smaller points
  • 1 is the minimum
    
    

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Stacked chart?

Controls how you want the data to appear in the chart. 

• "True" shows the data as stacked on top of each other
• "False" shows the data as individual sets of data
  
  

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Tooltip setting(s)

Styles how the text in the tooltip will appear. 

Font

Type in a font name

• Use web-safe fonts: these fonts are installed on most FontType in a font name; use standard fonts, such as Arial, Courier, or Times New Roman, to ensure that it will look the same across all browsers

Font size

Type in a number as small as

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Color

1. Click the colored square

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1. • The Color Picker tool will open 
2. Choose a color
   • Learn more at Choose Colors
     
     

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Vertical axis setting(s)

Formats : formats the y-axis. 

• The settings are the same for on the horizontal axis. Go to Horizontal axis settings

Background setting(s)

Chart area setting(s)

Chart colors

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 Enable user draw?