Datatips Properties

These properties affect the chart datatips. Datatips appear when the user mouses over data points.

For a guide to using charts, see Designing Charts.

Datatips properties
The Datatips properties in the Property Inspector

Datatip Mode

Datatip Mode

Datatip Mode
Defines datatip behavior.

None
No datatips are displayed.

Single
When the user mouses over a data point, a datatip is displayed. Only one datatip is displayed at a time.

Multiple
When the user mouses over a data point, a datatip is displayed. If points from multiple series exist at the moused-over position, multiple datatips are displayed. Only one datatip is displayed per series.

The Datatip Mode property
The Datatip Mode property

Datatip Position

Datatip Position

Datatip Position
Specifies where datatips appear, relative to data points. Selecting the top left square of the gadget dictates that datatips appear above and to the left of data points.

The Datatip Position property
The Datatip Position property

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