CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Basics 1.1 Starting DECchart from DECdecision 1.2 Starting DECchart from DECwrite 1.3 Starting DECchart Outside of DECdecision and DECwrite 1.4 The DECchart Window 1.5 Getting Help 1.6 Using a Dialog Box 1.7 Quitting DECchart 2 Concepts 2.1 Understanding Chart Components 2.2 Saving Charts and Chart Components 2.3 Choosing a Chart Style 2.4 Using the DECchart Worksheet 2.5 Creating a Chart 2.6 Enhancing a Chart 2.6.1 Using the Modify Menu 2.6.2 Using the Chart Parts Dialog Box 2.7 Using Pop-Up Menus 3 Chart Styles 3.1 Viewing the Chart Types 3.2 Choosing a Predefined Style 3.3 Viewing the Predefined Chart Styles 3.3.1 Area Chart Styles 3.3.2 Bar Chart Styles 3.3.3 Column Chart Styles 3.3.4 Combination Chart Styles 3.3.5 Hi-Lo Chart Styles 3.3.6 Histogram Chart Styles 3.3.7 Line Chart Styles 3.3.8 Pie Chart Styles 3.3.9 Scatter Chart Styles 3.4 Creating a User-Defined Style 3.5 Choosing a User-Defined Style 4 DECchart Worksheet Basics 4.1 Opening the DECchart Worksheet 4.2 Selecting Data 4.3 Entering Data Manually 4.3.1 Using Keys 4.3.2 Using Go To... to Move Through the Worksheet 4.4 Creating a Chart from the DECchart Worksheet 4.5 Bringing Data into the DECchart Worksheet 4.5.1 Importing Data from Data Files 4.5.2 Opening a Chart File for Data 4.6 Saving DECchart Worksheet Data 4.6.1 Using Save As and Save 4.7 Emptying the Work Area and the DECchart Worksheet 4.8 Closing the DECchart Worksheet 5 More About the DECchart Worksheet 5.1 Modifying DECchart Worksheet Data 5.2 Using DECchart Worksheet Edit Operations 5.2.1 Cutting, Copying, Clearing, and Pasting Data 5.3 Using Copy Selection 5.4 Using DECchart Worksheet Data Operations 5.4.1 Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing 5.4.2 Sorting Selected Data 5.4.3 Summing Selected Data 5.4.4 Producing a Frequency Distribution 5.4.5 Undoing a Worksheet Action 6 Charting Rules 6.1 Understanding How Data Is Plotted 6.2 Setting the Data Series for a Chart 6.3 Choosing to Chart by Row or by Column 6.3.1 Example 1 6.3.2 Example 2 6.3.3 Example 3 6.3.4 Example 4 6.3.5 Example 5 6.3.6 Example 6 6.4 How Data Is Plotted in Hi-Lo Charts 6.4.1 Example 1: Hi-Lo 6.4.2 Example 2: Hi-Lo-Open 6.4.3 Example 3: Hi-Lo-Close 6.4.4 Example 4: Hi-Lo-Open-Close 6.5 How Data Is Plotted in Combination Charts 6.6 How Data Is Plotted in Pie Charts 7 Chart Attributes 7.1 Understanding Generic Chart Attributes 7.2 Accessing Generic Attributes 7.2.1 Using the Modify Menu 7.2.2 Using the Chart Parts Dialog Box 7.2.3 Using the Current Chart 7.3 Modifying Generic Attributes 7.3.1 Modifying Axis Attribute Settings 7.3.2 Modifying Baseline Attribute Settings 7.3.3 Modifying Data Values Attribute Settings 7.3.4 Modifying Frame Attribute Settings 7.3.5 Modifying Grid Attribute Settings 7.3.6 Modifying Legend Attribute Settings 7.3.7 Modifying Tag Attribute Settings 7.3.8 Modifying Tick Mark Attribute Settings 7.4 Understanding Chart Type Attributes 7.5 Accessing Chart Type Attributes 7.5.1 Using the Modify Menu 7.5.2 Using the Current Chart 7.6 Modifying Chart Type Attributes 7.6.1 Modifying Area Attributes 7.6.2 Modifying Bar Attributes 7.6.3 Modifying Column Attributes 7.6.4 Modifying Hi-Lo Attributes 7.6.5 Modifying Histogram Attributes 7.6.6 Modifying Line Attributes 7.6.7 Modifying Pie Attributes 7.6.8 Modifying Scatter Attributes 8 Chart Enhancement 8.1 Creating an Overlay 8.1.1 Using the Modify Menu 8.1.2 Using the Chart Parts Dialog Box 8.1.3 Using the DECchart Pop-Up Menu 8.1.4 Adding Text and Graphic Objects 8.2 Changing Overlay Attributes 8.2.1 Changing Text Overlay Attributes 8.2.2 Changing Rectangle Overlay Attributes 8.2.3 Changing Line Overlay Attributes 8.3 Saving Chart Overlays 8.4 Recalling Chart Overlays 8.5 Modifying Chart Objects 8.5.1 Selecting Chart Objects 8.5.2 Editing Chart Objects 8.5.3 Moving and Resizing Chart Objects 8.6 Using Copy Selection to Edit Charts 9 Chart, Color, Data, Overlay, and Style Files 9.1 Saving Charts and Chart Components 9.2 Saving the Entire Chart 9.2.1 Saving Revised Versions of Existing Chart Files 9.3 Saving One Chart Component 9.3.1 Using Save As Color Selection 9.3.2 Using Save As Data 9.3.3 Using Save As Overlay 9.3.4 Using Save As Style 9.4 Opening Chart Files 9.5 Recalling All the Components of a Chart 9.6 Recalling Individual Chart Components 9.6.1 Opening a Chart File for One Component 9.6.2 Opening a Component File 9.6.3 Combining Components from Multiple Chart Files 9.7 Bringing DECgraph Data Set Files into DECchart 9.8 Reverting to the Last Version of a Chart File 10 Print 10.1 Printing the Chart 10.1.1 Creating a Print File and Printing the Chart 10.2 Viewing and Changing Printer Settings 10.3 Printing a Chart on a Sixel Device 11 DECchart Customization 11.1 Specifying Default Characteristics 11.1.1 Accessing DECchart Preferences from DECdecision 11.1.2 Accessing DECchart Preferences from DECwrite 11.2 Modifying DECchart Preferences Settings 11.2.1 Specifying a Default Chart Style 11.2.2 Determining Size and Location of the DECchart Window 11.2.3 Charting by Row or by Column 11.2.4 Displaying DECchart Messages 11.3 Choosing Black and White Mode or Color Mode 11.4 Changing the Default DECchart Colors 11.4.1 Saving Color Selection Settings 11.4.2 Recalling Chart Color Selections 12 Using DECwrite Live Links 12.1 Linking to a Chart 12.2 Updating Data Links 12.2.1 Automatic Updating 12.2.2 Manual Updating 12.3 Creating Links to Charts Created from Calc and Access A DECchart Commands as Recorded in DECdecision Builder B DECchart DTIF Restrictions Glossary FIGURES 1-1 Empty DECchart Window 2-1 Data, Style, Overlay, and Color Components of a Chart 2-2 Chart, Color, Data, Overlay, and Style Files 4-1 DECchart Worksheet 6-1 Data Points, Data Series, Legend, and Data Categories in a Column Chart 8-1 Sample Chart Objects