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    Add a Light Shape to the Chart Header and Footer
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    To add a light shape to the Chart Header and Footer elements, complete the following steps:

    1. Add a Chart Header and Chart Footer.

      For details on how to add a Chart Header see, Add a Chart Header. For details on how to add a Chart Footer see, Add a Chart Footer.

    2. Open the Visual Effects designer.

      For details on how to access the Visual Effects designer see Access the Visual Effects Designer.

    3. In the Available Elements list box, click on the box next to Header, and then click on the box next to the Footer.
    4. Click on the Parameters tab. Set the light Shape property to Ellipse. The Preview pane displays the ellipse shape.
      Note: Two additional properties (Shift and Size) appear for the Ellipse shape
    5. To decrease the size of the ellipse shape, select the Size property and move the Size slider to left until 0.3.
    6. To move the location of the ellipse shape from the center to the left corner, select the Shift property and slide the Shift slider to the left. As you move the slider to the left the value decreases and the ellipse light shape shifts.

      The light ellipse shape appears at the corner of the Header element.


      The light ellipse shape appears at the corner of the Footer element.


    To add a light shape to the Chart Header's and Footer's text element, complete the following steps:

    1. Add a Chart Header and Chart Footer.

      For details on how to add a Chart Header see, Add a Chart Header. For details on how to add a Chart Footer, see Add a Chart Footer.

    2. Open the Visual Effects designer.

      For details on how to access the Visual Effects designer see Access the Visual Effects Designer.

    3. In the Available Elements list box, unselect the Header and Text check boxes and click on the boxes next to Header.Text and Footer.Text.
    4. Click on the Parameters tab. Set the light Shape property to Ellipse.

      The ellipse shape appears on the Header's text.


      The ellipse shape appears on the Footer's text.


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