Quick Styles for Cartesian Charts

Six quick style presets are supported for Cartesian charts. These presets let you apply a pre-designed selection of formatting options to the given chart.

Note: Quick styles are not supported for the following Cartesian charts: Marimekko, Open High Low Close, Box and Whisker, Waterfall, and IBCS-like charts. Tornado Charts are Cartesian charts but have their own Quick Styles (separate from those described in this topic).

Select a Quick Style Preset

The quick style presets are displayed on the right of the screen (blue highlight below). Hover your cursor over a preset to view its details.

The examples are for a Column chart.

ClosedStandard

A popular format displaying the most-commonly used information. The chart title is displayed on the left, and the Legend on the right. Data Labels, displaying the actual values, are not displayed.

  • Show Y-axis line.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Show legend and legend title appear on the right.
  • Show report title at top left.
  • Hide data labels.

ClosedLite

A compact format that is perfect for basic, quick comparisons. The Chart Title, Legend, and Data Labels are not displayed.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Hide legend.
  • Hide report title.
  • Hide data labels.

ClosedModern

A sharp and compact chart displaying a centered report title and the Legend on the bottom.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Show legend along the bottom of the visual.
  • Hide legend title.
  • Center report title at the top of the visual.
  • Hide data labels.

ClosedTransparent

A modern, transparent design with preset translucent colors. You can edit the opacity manually in the Theme Editor. This design includes a centered report title and Legend on the bottom. Data Labels are displayed on each column.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Show legend along the bottom of the visual.
  • Hide legend title.
  • Center report title at the top of the visual.
  • Set chart opacity to 75%.

ClosedClean

A clean design. This design includes a centered report title, Legends along the bottom, and Data Labels. There are no background "Y-axis" lines.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Hide X-axis line.
  • Hide major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Show legend along the bottom of the visual.
  • Hide legend title.
  • Center report title at the top of the visual.
  • Show data labels.

ClosedModern-Trellis

Apply this preset to trellised charts to display centered multi chart titles for each chart in the trellis.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Hide Y-axis trellis lines.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Hide legend.
  • Center report title at the top of the visual.
  • Hide data labels.

ClosedRounded

A compact chart displaying a centered report title and the Legend along the bottom; this preset also incorporates rounded corners on shapes or lines.

  • Hide Y-axis line.
  • Show legend along the bottom of the visual without title.
  • Show major Y-axis grid lines.
  • Show centered report title.
  • Hide data labels.
  • Rounded corners on shapes (columns in the following example).