## Format Surface dialog

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

- Fill tab
- Border 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.

### Fill tab

Specifies the color or fill effect and the transparency for the surfaces. See the tab.

Color

Specifies the color schema for surfaces in the same data series.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency of the color schema that is applied to the surfaces in the same data series.

Pattern List

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

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

### Border tab

Specifies properties for border of the surfaces. See the tab

Border Style

Specifies the type of border for the surfaces.

Color

Specifies the color for border of the surfaces.

Transparency

Specifies the transparency for color of the border.

Line Style

Specifies the line style to apply to border of the surfaces.

Thickness

Specifies the weight of the border.

End Caps

Specify the ending style of the border line. It can be one of the following: Butt, Round, and Square.

Line Joint

Specifies the line joint style for the border line. It can be one of the following: Miter, Round, and Bevel.

Sample

Displays a preview sample of your selection.

Path

Specifies the fill pattern of the border line.

- Outline Path
  Specify the fill pattern of the border line to be outline path.
- Fill Path
  Specify the fill pattern of the border line to be whole path.

Dash

Specifies the dash size of the border line.

- Auto Adjusted Dash
  If selected, the dash size will be adjusted automatically.
- Fixed Dash Size
  If selected, the dash size will just be fixed.

### Data Label tab

Specifies properties for data labels on the surfaces. See the tab.

Static Data Label

Specifies properties of the static data labels on the surfaces.

- Show Static Data Label
  Specifies whether or not to show the static data labels.
- Position
  Specifies the position of the data labels on the surfaces.
  - 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 surfaces.
  - top left
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the top left of the nodes on the surfaces.
  - top right
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the top right of the nodes on the surfaces.
  - bottom left
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the bottom left of the nodes on the surfaces.
  - bottom center
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed in the bottom center of the nodes on the surfaces.
  - bottom right
    If selected, the data labels will be displayed on the bottom right of the nodes on the surfaces.
- 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.