Define a Custom Color for an X-Value in a Bar, Column, Line, or Scatter Chart Widget

Use the Custom Colors page (accessed from within the Chart Series window) to define a custom color for a specific x-value on a Bar, Column, Line, or Scatter Chart Widget (example: Make Reopened Incidents (Status=Reopened) red to signify a higher priority). The x-value is represented by a bar in a bar chart, a column in a column chart, and a point in a line or scatter chart.

Good to know:

• By default, bar/column/point colors come from the Chart Color Palette defined in a Dashboard Theme; selecting a custom color overrides the Dashboard Theme palette.
• Dashboard Theme colors/styles can also be overridden on a per Widget basis (see Display tab).

To define a custom color for an x-value in a Bar, Column, Line, or Scatter Chart Widget:

1. Create a Chart Widget.
3. Define a custom color for an x-value:
   1. Click the Create New button .
   2. Provide the value for which you want to select a custom color (example: "Reopened").
   3. Click the Color Selector button to open the Color Selector, and then select a color:
      • System:

        Set of colors provided by your Operating System. System colors can greatly vary depending on the Operating System and browser used to view the color.

      • Web:

        Set of named Web-safe colors.

      • Custom:

        Customized Red, Green, Blue (RGB) colors.

   4. Select OK.

      Tip: Click the Edit button to change a selected color; click the Delete button to remove a selected color from the list
   5. Show a different color for each value: Select this check box to show a different color for each value. If you do not define custom colors for each value, colors are assigned to each value based on the Chart Color Palette.
      Note: For Bar and Column Charts that do not use grouping, the default behavior is for every bar/column to be the same color.

4. Select OK.