Chart Editing Modes

Available from Version: -

Operating System: Windows

empower® Add-in: Chart Creation

While editing empower® Charts, you can work in normal mode or in manual edit mode

In normal mode, you can access all empower® Features for charts and you have the best quality for labels and texts.

This mode is the default choice and should be used whenever possible.

Manual Edit Mode

Once you have finished editing your chart, you can still make manual changes at a later stage if absolutely necessary.

If you decide to do that, all empower® Features for charts are disabled and you can implement all manual changes.

To do so, click on the button Properties and choose the option Manual Edit Mode (Figure 512, “Option Manual Edit Mode).

A dialog box opens.

Figure 512. Option Manual Edit Mode

Option Manual Edit Mode

Read the message carefully and if you agree, confirm your choice by clicking on the button Manual Edit Mode (Figure 513, “Dialog Box for Manual Edit Mode”).

Figure 513. Dialog Box for Manual Edit Mode

Dialog Box for Manual Edit Mode

Important

Manual edit mode should not be used for manipulation of the chart in normal use as almost all changes made in manual edit mode will be reverted when entering normal mode again.

More fundamental changes may lead to empower® no longer working correctly for this chart.

Leave Manual Edit Mode

To leave manual edit mode, click on the button Properties in the action bar and choose the option Exit Manual Edit Mode (Figure 514, “Option Exit manual edit mode).

Figure 514. Option Exit manual edit mode

Option Exit manual edit mode

If you leave manual edit mode for Gantt charts, almost all changes are revoked.

If you leave manual edit mode for data charts, almost all changes are revoked, except for the following:

  • Changes to color of data points (e.g. a section of a bar)

  • Changes to shading of data points

  • Changes to the category axis

  • Changes to axis settings

    You need to insert the PowerPoint axis in manual edit mode and then enable and disable the empower® Axis again when you have left manual edit mode.

  • Changes to gridlines in the chart

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