## Format Scatter dialog

This dialog appears when you double-click a scatter marker of a scatter chart or right-click it and select Format Scatter from the shortcut menu. It helps you to format scatter markers in a scatter chart, and consists of the following three tabs:

- General tab
- Fill tab
- Data Label tab

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Apply

Applies all changes and leaves the dialog open.

Help

Displays this help document.

### General tab

Specifies the general format of the scatter chart. See the tab.

Layout

Specifies the layout for scatter markers in the chart.

- No line
  If selected, no lines will be used to joint scatter markers in the chart.
- Straight line
  If selected, straight lines will be used to joint scatter markers in the chart.
- Curved line
  If selected, curved lines will be used to joint scatter markers in the chart.

Line

Specifies properties for lines of the scatter chart.

- Thickness
  Specifies the thickness for lines in the scatter chart.

Node

Specifies properties for line nodes in the scatter chart.

- Style
  Specifies the node style for line nodes.
- Width
  Specifies the width for line nodes.
- Height
  Specifies the height for line nodes.

### Fill tab

Specifies the color, fill effect and transparency of the scatter markers. See the tab.

Color

Specifies the color schema for the scatter markers.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the color schema that is applied to the scatter markers.

Pattern List

Opens the Pattern List dialog to modify color pattern of scatter markers in the same data series.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

### Data Label tab

Specifies properties for data labels on the scatter markers. See the tab.

Static Data Label

Specifies properties of the static data labels on the scatter markers.

- Show Static Data Label
  Specifies whether or not to show the static data labels.
- Position
  Specifies the position of the data labels on the scatter markers.
  - auto fit
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed automatically.
  - top center
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed in the top center of the nodes on the scatter markers.
  - top left
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the top left of the nodes on the scatter markers.
  - top right
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the top right of the nodes on the scatter markers.
  - bottom left
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the bottom left of the nodes on the scatter markers.
  - bottom center
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed in the bottom center of the nodes on the scatter markers.
  - bottom right
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the bottom right of the nodes on the scatter markers.
- Suppress Label when 0
  Specifies whether to display the data label on the chart when its slice value is 0. If the property is set to true, the data label whose slice value is 0 will not be displayed. This option is available to these 2-D chart types: bar, bench, line, area, pie, radar, and surface.

Font

Specifies the font format of text in the data labels.

- Font list
  Lists all the available font faces that can be selected to apply to the text.
- Font Size
  Specifies the font size of the text.
- Font Color
  Specifies the font color of the text.
- Transparency
  Specifies the transparency of the text.
- Rotation
  Specifies the rotation angle of the text around its center, in degrees. The default value is 0.
- Shearing
  Specifies the gradient of the text.

Effects

Specifies the special effects of text in the data labels.

- Style
  Specifies the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic.
- Strikethrough
  Specifies the style of the horizontal line with which the text is struck through. It can be one of the following: none, thin line, bold line, and double lines.
- Underline
  Specifies the style of the horizontal line under the text. It can be one of the following: none, single, single lower, bold line, bold lower, double lines, bold double, patterned line, and bold patterned.
- Superscript
  Raises the text above the baseline and changes the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
- Embossed
  Makes the text appear to be raised off the page in relief.
- Outlined
  Displays the inner and outer borders of each character.
- Subscript
  Lowers the text below the baseline and changes the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
- Engraved
  Makes the text appear to be imprinted or pressed into the page.
- Shadowed
  Adds a shadow beneath and to the right of the text.