Use templates to apply saved formatting styles to graphs.
From format graph
Save the changes made in Format Graph as a new template:
- Click the drop-down arrow from Save
- Select
- Enter the new template name
- Click OK or ENTER
Creating a new template
- Open Template Options by doing one of the following:
- Right on the graph >
- Go to > >
- Click New Template
- Enter the new template name
- Click OK or ENTER
- Select the number of series (2-series is selected by default)
- Format the graph styles for your 2-series, 4-series or 8-series template
The distinction between the templates is based on the titles tab. In the 2-series template, edits can be made to both the titles and secondary titles for the first 2 series. In the 4-series template, edits can be made to the titles for up to 4 series. In the 8-series template, edits can be made to the titles for up to 8 series and the 'Use As Master Title" option is automatically selected.
Apply a template to the current graph
- Open the Style and Color window by doing one of the following:
- Right click on the graph >
- Go to > >
- Select a template from the Template drop-down list
- Click OK or ENTER
Apply a template to a saved graph
- Click on Show Folders from the Settings toolbar or the Folders tab at the bottom of the directory to enter Folder Mode and select a saved graph
- Open the Style and Color window by doing one of the following:
- Right click on the graph >
- Go to > >
- Select a template from the Template drop-down list
- Click OK or ENTER
Apply a template to all graphs within a folder
- Enter Folder Mode as shown above and select a folder
- Open the Style and Color window by doing one of the following:
- Right click on the folder >
- Go to > >
- Select a template from the Template drop-down list
- Click OK or ENTER
Make changes to existing templates
- Open an active graph
- Open the Template Options window by doing one of the following:
- Right click on the graph >
- Go to > >
- Format the styles for your 2,4 or 8-series graph template
- Click on the drop-down arrow of save and select one of the following:
- - applies the changes made to the current graph
- - saves the changes made to the current template
- - saves the changes made to a new template
See Format Graph for a detailed list of changes that can be made
Clicking Save will also save the changes made to the current template.
To discard any changes made, click cancel .
Delete a template
- Open an active graph
- Open the Template Options window by doing one of the following:
- Right click on the graph >
- Go to > >
- Select the graph you wish to delete from the Template drop-down list
- Click to delete the template