- 2D Chart for WinForms Overview
- Key Features
- Chart for WinForms Quick Start
- Design-Time Support
- Chart Fundamentals
- Common Usage for Basic 2D Charts
- Specific 2D Charts
- Design-Time Tools for Creating 2D Charts
- Charting Data
- Data Binding
- Charting Labels
- Chart Area and Plot Area Objects
- Customizing Chart Elements
- Loading and Saving Charts, Data, and Images
- End-User Interaction
- Chart for WinForms Samples
- Chart for WinForms Tutorials
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Chart for WinForms Task-Based Help
- Rotating the Y-Axis Title
- Rotating Data Labels
- Displaying the Data Label as a Percent in Pie Charts
- Setting the Font Style for Data Labels
- Adding a Data Label on Top of Each Bar
- Wrapping Labels
- Adding a Transparent Label to Adjust the Gap Between the Values and the X-Axis
- Displaying both the Chart Legend and Chart Header
- Displaying the Legends Vertically
- Getting the Slice of a Pie with a Click
- Creating a Marker
- Add Scrollbar to the X-Axis and Y-Axis
- Add Symbols to Data Series
- Add ToolTips to Chart Elements
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Adding Visual Effects to Chart Elements
- Access the Visual Effects Designer
- Customize Header and Footer
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Customize Data Series
- Add a Light Pattern to the Chart Data Series
- Add a Light Shape to the Chart Data Series
- Add a Preset Style to the Chart Data Series
- Add a Shadow to the Chart Data Series
- Adjust the Focus of the Light for the Chart Data Series
- Use the Color Sliders to Enhance an Existing Color for the Chart Data Series
- Increase the Size of the Symbols in the Data Series
- Creating and Formatting Chart Elements Using the Properties Window
- Creating and Formatting Chart Elements Using the Smart Designer
- Candle Chart Tasks
- Frequently Asked Questions
Add a Light Shape to the Chart Data Series
To create a light shape for the Chart Data Series, complete the following steps:
- Open the Visual Effects designer.For details on how to access the Visual Effects designer see Access the Visual Effects Designer.
- In the Available Elements list box, click on the box next to Default. The default visual effects settings for the data series appear on the Chart2D control.
- Click on the Parameters tab. Set the light Shape property to Ellipse. The Preview pane displays the ellipse shape.
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Note: Two additional properties (Shift and Size) appear for the Ellipse shape.
To increase the size of the ellipse shape, select the Size property and move the Size slider to the right until 1.
To increase the intensity of the light, select the Intensity property and slide the Intensity slider to the right until you reach the end at 1.0. The intensity of the light increases.
The light ellipse shape appears at the center of the data series.
