Define chart title and legend text options

You can set a chart title for your graph. A chart title identifies the graph to the operator and can be displayed at the top of any type of graph. The chart title is also included when the graph is printed or saved (window graphs and operator graphs only).

Additionally, you can define the placement and composition of the signal legend as well as define whether or not to display any signal legend texts defined on the Signals tab.

Open the Graph Properties form for an already created graph

In the Definition module, click Graph > Open to access the New Graph Properties form for a stand-alone graph with its own window.¹
In the right pane of the Object Browser form, select the graph you want to define default properties for.
Click the Open/Select button to open the graph and the Graph Properties form.

For an Embedded Graph², displayed in a diagram, right-click on the graph and select Properties…

¹ You can also select the graph in the Definition module’s Graph menu if the graph is accessible from that. If you are creating or editing a graph, the Graph Properties form will already be open.

² Note that in the Embedded Graph Basic form graph properties are organized differently with fewer options.

Define chart title and legend text options

In the Graph Properties form > Chart tab:

Enter a Chart Title for the graph (can be left out for embedded graphs displayed in small format). There are no limitations re. number or type of characters. It can be different from the graph name and/or description, used to display in the window of stand-alone graphs and in the graph menu.
Select the Show legend check box to display signal legend(s) in the graph
In the Legend placement field, select where to display signal legend(s): top, bottom, left or right
In the For each signal group:
1. Select the Show object/atom information check box to include object name, atom name and measuring range as a prefix for each signal in the signal legend.
  
  If the object atom contains a display name, the display name will be shown instead of the atom name. The Actual Value and Status atom names will not be displayed in the legend, regardless of whether the atoms in question contain display names or not. All other atom names are displayed. This setting is applied to all signals in the graph.
2. Select the Show atom value for selected time if you want to display the atom value in the signal legend (when the Show value button has been activated). This setting is applied to all signals in the graph.
  
  If you do not select this box, the value indicator used to display atom values will be shown next to the signal lines in the graph chart.
3. Select the Show text defined for each signal check box to display the entire signal legend text, defined for each signal in the Signals tab's Basic sub-tab. This is applied to all graph signals.
Select which Font to use for all texts including style and size.
Click the OK button to save the chart and legend options and close the Graph Properties form.

If you want to set up additional graph properties, click one of the other tab pages to continue graph set up:

TIP! You can set the present graph properties as the default parameters for all future graphs by selecting the Set as Default check box.

In the Embedded Graph Basic form chart title is defined in the General tab, and legend text font is defined in the Objects tab.