You may also add a background color to the chart area (the area surrounding your chart) by right clicking in a blank area outside of the chart and selecting Format Chart Area:įrom the Format Plot Area or Format Chart Area window, you can select a background color for the chart, chart borders, and fill effects: You may add a background color to the chart by right clicking in a blank area inside the chart and selecting Format Plot Area: If you are using QI Macros charts in a presentation, you may want to add some color. change minimum and maximum values on y axis): Right click the axis labels you want to format and select Format Axis, or double click:įrom the formatting window, you can change label fonts, number formats, label alignment, and axis scale (e.g. To change the color or style of chart lines, simply click on the line to highlight it, then right click to view the formatting options, or double click on the line:įrom the Format Data Series window you can select line colors and styles and show or hide data labels: From the formatting window you can change text box color and patterns, font style, and text box alignment: