### Chart elements

In a report template, a chart consists of three basic areas: the platform, paper, and legend. The chart platform is a container for other chart elements, and the chart paper holds walls, axes, data markers, axis values, and category names.

- Chart platform
  The container of other chart elements, such as chart paper and chart legend.
- Chart paper
  The canvas on which the main chart is drawn. The chart paper contains walls, axes, data markers, axis values, and category names.
- Chart legend
  The chart legend is a box which identifies the patterns or colors assigned to the data series or categories in a chart. The chart legend may contain one or more legend entries; each entry is composed of an icon and a label.
- Chart label
  A chart label can be used as the chart title or axis title. You can insert a label anywhere inside a chart.
- Axis values
  Each axis is divided by some tick marks, and each tick mark is associated with a value which is by default along the axis.
- Category names
  DBField and formula values can be used as category axis names.
- Data series names
  DBField and formula values can be used as series names.
- Data markers
  Data markers with the same pattern represent one data series. Each data marker represents one value from the chart data.
- Hint
  A hint message that displays the value of a data marker when you move your mouse pointer over the data marker.