## 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 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 the help document about this feature.

### 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, in pixels.

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, in pixels.
- Height
  Specifies the height for line nodes, in pixels.

### Fill tab

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

Color

Specifies the color schema for the selected scatter markers in the same data series.

To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after # if you have changed the default color.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the color schema.

Color List

Opens the Color List dialog to modify color pattern for scatter markers in the same data series.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

### Data Label tab

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

Static Data Label

Specifies properties of the static data labels. Not supported on scatter chart.

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.

  To change the color, click the color image button to display the color palette in which you can select a color, or click More Colors to customize the color within a wider range in the Pick a Color dialog, or click More Fill Effects to customize in the Fill Effects dialog. You can also input the hexadecimal value of a color directly in the text box after #.

- 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.

###### Related topics:

- Formatting the scatter