#### Formatting the stock

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

1. Right-click any stock line in the stock chart, and then select Format Stock to display the Format Stock dialog.
2. In the General tab, set the color and thickness of the stock lines. If the chart is a Open-High-Low-Close stock chart, you can specify the up color to indicate that the opening price is lower than the closing price, the down color to indicate that the opening price is higher than the closing price, and the width of the stock bars.
3. In the Fill and Border tabs, set the fill and border modes for the stock bars (for details, refer to Formatting the platform). Click the Pattern List button in the Fill tab to specify the patterns that will apply to the stock bars as required.
4. In the Data Label tab, set the font formats and effects of the data labels. The data labels display when the end user moves the mouse pointer over the stock line.
5. When done, click OK to apply the changes and return to the report.

See also Format Stock dialog for detailed explanation about options in the dialog.