#### Formatting the scatter

To format the lines of a scatter chart, follow the steps below:

1. Right-click any node in the scatter chart, and then click Format Scatter on the shortcut menu to bring up the Format Scatter dialog.
2. In the General tab, set the general options for the scatter chart.

   In the Layout box, specify the layout of the chart. In the Line box, specify the thickness of the lines that connect the nodes if you have set the layout to Straight Line or Curved Line. In the Node box, set the node style, width and height as required.

3. In the Fill tab, click the color image button and select a color swatch to fill the selected scatter markers in the same data series, and specify transparency of the color schema (you can also directly type the hexadecimal value of the desired color in the text box). If the color swatches cannot meet your requirement, click More Colors on the color palette to open the Pick a Color dialog, with which you can set a full range of color, or click More Fill Effects to specify the fill effect in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also click the Color List button to specify the color pattern for scatter markers in the same data series respectively in the Color List dialog.
4. In the Border tab, set the border mode for the scatter markers, including the border style, color, transparency, line style, thickness, end caps style, and line joint mode. You can also specify whether the border is to be outlined, and whether or not to automatically resize the border dashes if the border is drawn with dashes.
5. In the Data Label tab, set the font formats and effects of the data labels.
6. Click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog.