Editing Result Charts

When the Rapid Results window first opens, the question result tables will be listed with the charts hidden - .

Figure 1 - An example of a question listed in Rapid Results

To display the chart for a specific question, go to that question and click Show Chart - .

Figure 2 - The same question with its chart open

You can now edit the chart settings. Click Edit Chart Settings to open the settings table for the chart - .

Figure 3 - Example of the chart settings table

In all cases, either click the drop-down arrow to open a list of the available options then select the desired option from the list, or where a drop-down list is not available type in the appropriate details. The chart will be updated immediately so you can see the results of the parameter change. When you are satisfied with the layout, click the Apply Changes button.

The parameters are as follows:

• Selected settings will be applied to all charts – when selected, a checkbox appears beside each parameter in the settings table. Check the appropriate parameter boxes to copy the settings in those parameters to all charts in the Survey.
• Chart type – the results can be presented in many different layouts. Select the desired layout here.
• Content – a chart can show the results as the actual number of answers received, or that number as a percentage of the total number of replies, or the average, depending on the type of chart. Select the format to be used here. Default is %.
• Enable 3D – the chart can be presented as 2- or 3-dimensional. Select the desired option.
• Series in rows – a chart will always base the series (the result data points) on either rows or columns in the table. Select here.
• Show label as value – you can specify that each result in the chart is presented with its actual value as a percentage of the complete result or as a count depending on the content.
• Show total – select Yes to display an additional Total result, giving the total number of responses to the question (if Total is included in the table).
• Width – specifies the required width of the table in pixels. Default is 400.
• Height – specifies the required height of the table in pixels. Default is 400.
• X Axis – sets the minimum and maximum values displayed on the X-axis. Use this function to size the visible area of the chart and position the results to best effect. If no specific values are typed here, then Authoring will use values that ensure the chart is displayed logically with respect to the results.
• Y Axis – sets the minimum and maximum values displayed on the Y-axis. Use this function to size the visible area of the chart and position the results to best effect. If no specific values are added here, then Authoring will use values that ensure the chart is displayed logically with respect to the results.

Title details:

• Title text – type in the text you wish to appear as the title for the chart.
• Title font – type in the font you wish to use to present the title text.
• Title font size – type in the font size you wish to use to present the title text.

X/Y Label settings:

• X/Y Axis label font – type in the font you wish to use for the chart axes labels.
• X/Y Axis label font size – type in the font size you wish to use for the chart axes labels.

Value label settings:

• Value label font – type in the font you wish to use for the result value labels.
• Value label font size – type in the font size you wish to use for the result value labels.

Legend settings:

• Legend Visible – select Yes to show the legend, No to hide it.
• Placement – the legend box can be positioned above, below or to one side of the chart. Select the position in which you want the legend box to be displayed.
• Alignment – once you have decided which side of the chart you want the legend box to be placed, you can specify its position more accurately with respect to the chart origin. Select the location here.
• Style – the legend can be presented as one column of details, as a row, or as a “best fit” table. Select the desired option here.
• Font – type in the font you wish to use for the texts in the legend box.

• Font size – type in the font size you wish to use for the texts in the legend box.

• Apply changes – saves the parameter changes you have made. Note that once you have applied the changes you cannot later discard them.
• Discard changes – removes all the changes you have made to the settings table parameters since the last time you clicked Apply changes. Note that this is not a step-by-step Back or Undo function; all the changes will be removed.