Drag the color or pattern from the tool bar onto the portion of the graph you want Put the paint jar onto the portion to recolor, and release the mouse button.

3-14 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop Key to Figure 3–20 :

a. Drag a color from the color bar over a section of the graph to change the color of that

section. Note that the legend also changes. b. Drag a pattern from the pattern bar over a section of the graph to change the pattern of that section. Note that the legend also changes. If you apply a pattern to a graph that has a color, the black bits of the pattern become the color. A graph can be patterned or solid colors, but not both. If you want a colored pattern, first drag a color down to the graph, then drag a pattern down to the graph. To remove a pattern from the graph:

1.

Drag one of the colors from the tool bar onto the pattern on the graph. 2. The pattern is removed and the graph becomes a color.

3.3.6.1 Creating Custom Patterns

To create a custom pattern:

1.

Double-click on a pattern on the tool bar. The Pattern Editor appears. Figure 3–21 Pattern Editor 2. Put the pointer on the pattern bitmap. The pointer becomes a pencil tool. 3. Click on the squares to reverse their color. The sample on the right shows the new pattern. 4. Click OK when you’re finished. The new pattern replaces the original one you started with on the tool bar.

3.3.6.2 Creating Custom Colors

To create a custom color:

1.

Double-click on a color on the tool bar. The Color dialog box appears. Presenting Data on a Graph 3-15 Figure 3–22 Color Dialog Box 2. Click Define Custom Colors. The dialog box expands to show the tools for defining a custom color. Figure 3–23 Color Dialog Box with Custom Colors Key to Figure 3–23 :

a. Reference marker indicating the position of the current color in the color spectrum.

b. Slider bar for adjusting the color hue, saturation, and luminosity.

3. Click on one of the empty spaces in the Custom colors panel.

To edit one of the custom colors already in the panel, click on it instead.

4. Drag the reference marker around in the colors.

As you drag the Reference Marker, the Color|Solid box shows the new color. Color refers a dithered color if your computer is set to show dithered colors. Solid refers to the nearest solid undithered color. Note that luminance remains constant as you drag the marker.

5. Drag the slider up and down to change luminance. Hue and Saturation Sat

remain constant. You can also type the color numbers directly in their boxes.

6. When the new color is correct, click Add to Custom Colors. The new color is

added to the panel of new colors.

7. Click OK when you’re finished.

The new color replaces the original one you started with on the tool bar.