Common Customization Options

Graph and Chart Settings

Background setting(s)

Sets the background fill color, the border color, and the border width.

Fill and border colors

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Border width

Type in the number of pixels for your border
- The larger the number, the thicker the border

Enable user draw?

Lets your audience draw on the chart or graph.

Choose "True" to let your audience make annotations on the chart
Learn more at Annotate a Visualization
These annotations are not saved permanantly, and they are not public-facing

Data source URL

Gets data from a Google Sheet.

Enter the link to your Google Spreadsheet
Learn more at Use Spreadsheet Data

Height

Controls the height of your chart or graph.

The canvas height is generally a number between 1 and 400
Values greater than 400 are possible for some charts; very tall charts take longer to load

Width

Controls the width of your chart or graph.

The canvas width is generally a number between 1 and 400
Values greater than 400 are possible for some charts; very wide charts take longer to load

Graph Settings

Font Color

Sets the color of the font in your graph.

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Link colors

Sets colors for the chords in the graph.

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Link line width

Sets the width of the links.

Large numbers create thick lines; small numbers create thin lines

Node shape

Formats the shape of the nodes.

Choose a shape from the drop-down menu

Chart Settings

Chart area setting(s)

Sets the placement and size of the chart area.

Use a number or percentage (for example, 20 or 75%)

Chart colors

Sets the colors for your chart.

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Data Filter

Lets you reorder data or display a small portion of your dataset.

Learn more at Filter Visuals Data.

Font name

Sets the font of your chart's text.

Use web-safe fonts: these fonts are installed on most browsers
Web-safe fonts include Arial, Arial Black, Courier New, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana, and others

Horizontal axis settings

Formats the x-axis.

Baseline

Sets a baseline for the x-axis.

Baseline color

Sets the color of the baseline.

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Direction

Controls the order of the values on the x-axis.

Type in -1 to reverse the order of the values along this axis

Axis Label Format

Adds a label in front of the values along the x-axis.

Log Scale?

Makes the horizontal axis logarithmic.

Type "true" to make the x-axis logarithmic
Make sure all values are positive

Text Position

Changes the position of the x-axis labels relative to the chart area

This can be "out", "in", or "none".

Axis Title

Enter a title for the x-axis.

Max Value

Sets the maximum number that displays on the chart.

Type in the maximum number you want to be shown on the chart

Min Value

Sets the minimum number that displays on the chart.

Type in the minumum number you want to be shown on the chart

Slanted Text

Rotates the text.

Type "true" to display labels on the x-axis at an angle – this fits more text along the axis
Type "false" to display labels upright
By default, Visuals slants labels if they wouldn't fit on the axis otherwise.

Legend position

Controls where you want the legend to appear in respect to the chart.

"bottom:" the legend displays below the chart
"in:" the legend displays inside of the chart
"none:" the legend disappears
"right:" the legend displays to the right of the chart
"top:" the legend displays above the chart

Legend text setting(s)

Customize how the legend will appear.

Font

Type in a font style.

Size

Type in a number.

Color

Click the colored square
- The Color Picker tool will open
Choose a color
- Learn more at Choose Colors

Line width

Controls the width of data lines.

Set the width of the lines in your chart from anywhere between 1 and above

Opacity of area chart

Controls the opacity of the area below the chart lines

Enter a value between 0 and 1, where 0 is transparent and 1 is opaque

Series setting(s)

Lets you overlay several chart styles on top of each other, with each column of data being depicted by its own style.

Size of points

Determines how the points in your chart will appear.

Type in a higher number to display larger points
Type in a lower number to display smaller points
- 1 is the minimum

Stacked chart?

Controls how you want the data to appear in the chart.

"True" shows the data as stacked on top of each other
"False" shows the data as individual sets of data

Tooltip setting(s)

Styles how the text in the tooltip will appear.