You can change the look of certain charts and
chart objects by applying visual effects such as drop shadows, borders,
fills, texture effects, and bevel effects.
Procedure
- Select the chart object.
- To apply a preset background fill effect, from the toolbar,
click the background effects presets
button.
- To add a custom fill effect and border, do the following:
- In the Properties pane, click Background
effects.
- Click Border and specify settings for border
style, width, color, corner radius for rounded rectangles, and transparency.
If
the chart object also includes a fill with a transparency setting,
select the Allow transparent bleed check box
to apply the same transparency to the border.
- Click Fill and specify the settings.
The
fill effect can either be a solid color, a gradient, or a pattern.
You can define a gradient fill effect as a linear, radial line, or
radial rectangle gradient.
- To add a texture effect, in the Properties pane,
under Material effects, click an effect.
- To add a drop shadow, do the following:
- In the Properties pane, click Drop
Shadow.
- Select the Drop shadow check box.
- From the Shadow color list, click a color.
- Under Blur, click an intensity to set the
drop shadow's blur.
- Under Offset, enter a value and a unit
to define the width and height of the drop shadow.
- Under Transparency, type a percentage to
determine the transparency of the shadow.
- To add a bevel, in the Properties pane,
under Bevel, click a bevel effect.
