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- 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

To access the Properties form for a stand-alone graph with its own window in the Definition module, click on Graph -> Open to access the Object Browser.
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 its Properties form.

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

Note that properties for an Embedded Graph Basic are organized differently and with fewer options, ref. the "Create and edit an Embedded Graph Basic".

Define chart title and legend text options

In the Properties form -> Chart tab:

Enter a Chart Title (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.
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 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 Properties form.

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

You can set the present general graph properties as the default parameters for all future graphs by selecting the Set as Default check box. Note that individual signal properties such as color of signal lines and alarm limit lines etc. will not be saved as default.

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