Modify Rectangle Properties

Brief

The article explains how to modify properties of a rectangle.

Details

To modify properties of a rectangle

1. Do one of the following:

• Double-click the rectangle's border line.
• Right-click the rectangle's border line, and then click Change 'Name', where 'Name' stands for the name of the rectangle.
• See Change Properties/Remove Chart Elements.
2. The Rectangle Properties dialog box appears.
   
   
3. On the Parameters tab, specify the parameters up to your choice:

• In the Name box, type a new name of your choice.
  Note: To restore the default rectangle name, click Reset.
• To show the rectangle label, select the Show label check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• In the appropriate Border Line boxes, click a color, style, and width of your choice.
• To show the rectangle in background, select the Show in background check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To specify the rectangle's background, select the Background check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• Once the Background check box is selected, the background color box below it becomes active. Click the arrow and, from the color palette that appears, select a color of your choice.
4. On the Position tab, specify the rectangle position of your choice:
   
   

• To specify the rectangle's levels on the price and time axes, in the appropriate Rate and Date boxes, select or type price and date and time values of your choice.
  
  Notes:

• To apply by default the selected properties (except for Name) to all rectangles to be added to the chart in the future, click Set as Default.
• To restore the factory settings, click Reset.
5. Click OK.

Notes:

• You can use the Rectangle tool until its time period specified by the Tool timeout option expires. To change the time period, see the Chart Element Options] article.
• To disable the tool, do the same as for selecting it or one of the following:

• Right-click in the chart.
• Press ESC.