Welcome to LightSwitch Desktop Edition > OLAP for LightSwitch Overview > OLAP for LightSwitch: Quick Start > Using the C1 Olap Page Tool Strip > Using the Chart Menu |
From the Chart menu, you can determine: the chart type, the palette, whether to show the chart title above the chart, whether to show chart gridlines, whether to show a stacked chart, and whether to show totals only.
Chart Type | Click Chart Type to select from five common chart types shown below. |
Palette | Click Palette to select from twenty-two palette options that define the colors of the chart and legend items. See the options in the Palette topic below. |
Show Title | When selected, shows a title above the chart. |
Stacked | When selected, creates a chart view where the data is stacked. |
Show Gridlines | When selected, shows gridlines in the chart. |
Totals Only | When selected, shows only totals as opposed to one series for each column in the data source. |
OLAP for Silverlight offers five of the most common chart types. The following table shows an example of each type.
Chart Type | Visual Appearance |
Bar Chart | |
Column Chart | |
Area Chart | |
Line Chart | |
Scatter Chart |
The C1OlapChart palette is made up of twenty-two options that define the colors of the chart and legend items. The following table shows the colors for each palette option.