You open the properties panel for a visualization by clicking Edit in the toolbar and clicking the visualization that you want to edit.
If the properties panel is hidden, click in the lower right-hand corner to open it.
Layers
| Add layer |
Click Add layer to open the Fields list where you can select to add an area layer or a point layer, depending on what is available. You can only add one layer. When the layer is added, the Add layer button is dimmed to indicate that no more layers can be added. |
| <Dimension name> | Click the dimension name to open the dimension settings. If you want to delete the dimension, click . |
| Field | Only displayed for master items. To be able to edit a dimension that is linked to a master item, you must first unlink the dimension. |
| Expression | Add an expression to the dimension value. You can visualize the differences in value by coloring by measure or selecting the option Use size. |
| Use size | Select Use size to reflect the measure values through the size of the points. (Only available when an expression is used.) |
| Bubble size | Use the slider to set the size of the bubbles. |
| Show | Select Show to display the area layer or the point layer. By default, it is selected. |
Background
| Show |
Select Show to display the background image. By default, it is on. |
| Provider | Select the background image provider from the list. Currently, OpenStreetMap is the only provider. |
Appearance
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General |
Show titles: On by default in all visualizations except filter panes and text & image charts. Enter Title, Subtitle, and Footnote. By default, the string is interpreted as a text string. However, you can also use the text field for an expression, or a combination of text and expression. An equals sign (=), at the beginning of a string shows that it contains an expression. Click if you want to create an expression by using the expression editor. Example: Assume that the following string is used, including quotation marks: 'Sales: ' & Sum(Sales). By default, the string is interpreted as a text string and is displayed as presented in the example. But if you begin the string with an equals sign: (='Sales: ' & Sum(Sales)), the string is interpreted as an expression instead. The output is then Sales: <value of expression>, where <value of expression> is the calculated value. |
| Colors and legend |
Colors You only need to select Custom if you want to change the settings. The Auto settings are based on the visualization used and the number of dimensions and measures, that is, the settings are not fixed, but are dependent on the data input. Single color A single color (by default blue) is used for all items in the chart. In visualizations that do not benefit from multiple colors (bar charts with one dimension and scatter plots), single color is the default setting. Use the color picker to change the dimension color. By dimension By default, 12 colors are used for the dimensions. The colors are reused when there are more than 12 dimension values. Persistent colors: When selected, colors are persistent between selection states. Only available when using one dimension and the setting By dimension. Color scheme: Select 12 colors or 100 colors to be used for the different values. The 12 colors can all be distinguished by people who are color blind, but not all of the 100 colors. By measure By default, Sequential gradient is selected. The higher the measure value, the darker the color. Color scheme: You have the following four options: Sequential gradient: The transition between the different color groups is made using different shades of colors. High measure values have darker hues. Sequential classes: The transition between the different color groups is made using distinctly different colors. Diverging gradient: Used when working with data that is ordered from low to high, for instance, to show the relationship between different areas on a map. Low and high values have dark colors, mid-range colors are light. Diverging classes: Can be seen as two sequential classes combined, with the mid-range shared. The two extremes, high and low, are emphasized with dark colors with contrasting hues, and the mid-range critical values are emphasized with light colors. Reverse colors: When selected, the color scheme is reversed. Show legend: Not available when Single color is selected. By default set to Auto when there is more than one dimension or measure. The legend is displayed if there is enough space. The placement can be changed in the Legend position setting. Legend position: Select where to display the legend. Show legend title: When selected, the legend title is displayed. |