# Options on the General tab of the Bar Graph Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the General tab of the Bar Graph Properties dialog box.

Options | Descriptions
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Appearance | Specify the object's appearance in this area.
Border style | Select a border style for the object.
Border width | Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.
Back style | Specifies the object background. Available options are: Solid. The object’s background is filled with a solid color specified in the Back color option. Transparent. The object’s background is not filled and any objects behind it show through. Gradient. The object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Fill style | Select whether the bar graph background is solid or gradient. If you select Gradient, the bar graph's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Border uses back color | Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the object. Clear this check box to use the selected Border Color.
Back color | This box shows the current background color for the object. Click it to select another color. If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background color. If the background style is gradient, click it to bring up the Gradient Fill dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Border color | This box shows the border color for the object. Click it to select another color. If Border uses back color is not selected, this color appears at run time.
Fill color | This box shows the current fill color for the bar graph. Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the Gradient Fill dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Bar graph settings |
Minimum value | Type the value required to empty the bar graph. If the Value connection is at or below this value, the bar graph is empty.
Maximum value | Type the value required to completely fill the bar graph. If the Value connection is at or above this value, the bar graph is full.
Fill direction | Select the direction for filling the bar graph.
Thresholds |
Number of thresholds | Select the number of thresholds for the object. Select 0 if you do not want to use thresholds.
Threshold type | Select Value to set up thresholds using an absolute value. Select Percentage to set up thresholds using percentages of the range between the graph's minimum and maximum values.
Threshold 1 value | Type the value or percentage for the first threshold.
Fill color | This box shows the current fill color for the section of the bar graph that is at or above the first threshold and below the second threshold (if enabled). Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the Gradient Fill dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Blink | Check this box if you want the section of the bar graph that is at or above the first threshold (and below the second threshold, if enabled) to blink at run time. The section of the bar graph blinks twice per second.
Threshold 2 value | Type the value or percentage for the second threshold.
Fill color | This box shows the current fill color for the section of the bar graph that is at or above the second threshold. Click it to select another color. If the fill style is gradient, click it to bring up the Gradient Fill dialog box to configure the gradient fill.
Blink | Check this box if you want the section of the bar graph that is at or above the second threshold to blink at run time. The section of the bar graph blinks twice per second.

## See also

Create bar graphs

Configuring the gradient fill

Set up general properties for a bar graph object