1. Web Intelligence – Working with Charts
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Web Intelligence – Working with Charts
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Page 1 – Web Intelligence – Working with Charts
The following lesson contains screenshots of the actual BusinessObjects 4.1 application, with text and narration explaining how to use BusinessObjects to perform certain functions.
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2. Page 2 – Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors
You can set chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values in a chart or chart series. In this tutorial, you will set and clear default chart series colors in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.
Page 2 – Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors
You can set chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values in a chart or chart series. In this tutorial, you will set and clear default chart series colors in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.

3. Page 3 –Set Chart Series Colors
This document contains a pie chart displaying sales revenue by State and Store name.
We can customize the chart and set chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values.
Page 3 – Set Chart Series Colors
This document contains a pie chart displaying sales revenue by State and Store name.
We can customize the chart and set chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values.

4. Page 4 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Right-click the chart.
Page 4 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Right-click on the chart.

5. Page 5 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Select Format Chart…
Select Format Chart…

6. Page 6 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Select Palette and style.
Page 6 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Select Palette and style.

7. Page 7 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Select to open the Color Palette menu.
Page 7 –Set Chart Series Colors (continued)
Select to open the Color Palette menu.

8. Page 8 – Select or Create a Custom Palette
There are several color palettes to select from. Or you can create your own custom palette.
Let’s choose the blue palette from the menu.
Page 8 – Select or Create a Custom Palette
There are several color palettes to select from. Or you can create your own custom palette.
Let’s choose the blue palette from the menu.
Select the Blue palette.
Select the Blue palette.

9. Page 9 – Select or Create a Custom Palette (continued)
Select OK.
Select OK.

10. Page 10 – Set the Series Colors
Now we can set the chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values.
Right-click on the chart.
Page 10 – Set the Series Colors
Now we can set the chart series colors to ensure that colors are consistently associated with the same values.
Right-click on the chart.

11. Page 11 – Set the Series Colors (continued)
Click Series Colors.
Page 11 – Set the Series Colors (continued) N

12. Page 12 – Set the Series Colors (continued)
Select Set as Default Colors.
Page 12 – Set the Series Colors (continued)
Select Set as Default Colors.

13. Page 13 – Set the Series Colors (continued)
All the charts in this series will now use the same color palette, and the colors will be paired consistently with their assigned values. For example, if dark blue is assigned to the Los Angeles store, that store will be dark blue wherever it appears in the series.
Page 13 – Set the Series Colors (continued)
All the charts in this series will now use the same color palette, and the colors will be paired consistently with their assigned values. For example, if dark blue is assigned to the Los Angeles store, that store will be dark blue wherever it appears in the series.

14. Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors
Page 14 - Conclusion
Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors
This concludes this lesson.
Page 14 - Conclusion
This concludes this lesson.
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