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# Chart View Settings
This page describes how to set the view settings for a specific chart.
You can provide specific settings for each chart on your presentation. These settings can include `chart-type`, `font-family,` `sorting`, `placeholder`. Check below for a full spec of the attributes available.
#### Chart view settings
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Values |
| ---------------------------------- | :------------: | :------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| chart\_type | String | true | This attribute defines the chart\_type. | Check the chart types section.
|
| placeholder\_index | Integer/String | true | This attribute defines in which placeholder the chart should be mounted. Should be unique. You can also pass the name of the placeholder instead as it appears in power point. | `0-99` |
| show\_legend | String | false | Controls the position and visibility of the chart legend. | \[
"none",
"bottom",
"left",
"right",
"top"
]
|
| show\_legend\_font\_family | String | false | Defines the `font-family` used for the chart legend. | `Check the fonts section` |
| show\_data\_labels | String | false | This attribute defines the position of the data labels in the chart. | `Check the data labels section.` |
| show\_value\_axis | String | false | This attribute controls the position of the `y` axis. | \[
"none",
"default",
"opposite"
]
|
| show\_sort | String | false | This attribute controls the sorting of the values on the chart. | \[
"none",
"descending",
"ascending"
]
|
| sorting\_value | String | false | This attribute controls the sorting by value. | Cross break inner column name. If provided, and `show_sort` descending/ascending, then data will be sorted by it |
| show\_category\_axis\_font\_family | String | false | This attribute controls the `font-family` for the `x` axis. | `Check the font section.` |
| show\_value\_axis\_font\_family | String | false | This attribute controls the `font-family` for the `y` axis. | `Check the font section.` |
| show\_data\_label\_font\_family | String | false | This attribute controls the `font-family` for the data label. | `Check the font section.` |
| series\_marker\_style | String | false | This attribute controls the marker displayed when hovering the data points. | \[
"automatic",
"circle",
"dash",
"diamond",
"dot",
"none",
"picture",
"plus",
"square",
"star"
]
|
| series\_by | String | false | This attribute controls how data will be presented. | `["columns", "rows"]` |
| series\_line\_color | String | false | The main color of the series. | `RGB` |
| show\_data\_label\_font\_color | String | false | Color of the data label. | `RGB` |
| show\_legend\_font\_color | String | false | Legend font color | `RGB` |
| show\_value\_axis\_font\_color | String | false | Value Axis font color. | `RGB` |
| vaxis\_tick\_label\_line\_color | String | false | Value Axis tick line color. | `RGB` |
| show\_category\_axis\_font\_color | String | false | Column axis font color. | `RGB` |
| caxis\_tick\_label\_line\_color | String | false | Column Axis tick line color. | `RGB` |
| show\_data\_label\_font\_size | Integer | false | Data Label font size. | `From 1 to x` |
| show\_value\_axis\_font\_size | Integer | false | Value axis font size. | `From 1 to x` |
| show\_category\_axis\_font\_size | Integer | false | Column axis font size. | `From 1 to x` |
| caxis\_tick\_label\_line\_width | Integer | false | Column Axis tick line width. | `From 0 to x` |
| series\_line\_width | Integer | false | Series line width. | `From 0 to x` |
| show\_legend\_font\_size | Integer | false | Legend font size. | `From 0 to x` |
| max\_axis\_scale | Integer | false | Maximum value for axis. | `From 0 to x` |
| min\_axis\_scale | Integer | false | Minimum value for axis. | `From 0 to x` |
| decimal\_places | Integer | false | Data Label decimal places. | `From 0 to x` |
| plot\_gap\_width | Integer | false | Defines width of gap in the chart. | `From 0 to 500` |
| plot\_overlap | Integer | false | Data Labels overlap offset. | `From 0 to 500` |
| legend\_in\_layout | Boolean | false | Controls legend visibility. | `[true , false]` |
| series\_smooth\_line | Boolean | false | Controls line anti-aliasing | `[true , false]` |
| hide\_percentage | Boolean | false | Hide percentage sign. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_legend\_font\_bold | Boolean | false | Legend font weight. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_horizontal\_gridlines | Boolean | false | Show chart horizontal grid lines. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_vertical\_gridlines | Boolean | false | Show chart vertical grid lines. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_category\_axis\_font\_bold | Boolean | false | Category axis font weight. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_value\_axis\_font\_bold | Boolean | false | Value axis font weight. | `[true , false]` |
| show\_data\_label\_font\_bold | Boolean | false | Data labels font weight. | `[true , false]` |
#### Example in `JSON`
```javascript
{
"view_settings": {
"chart_type": "bar",
"hide_percentage": true,
"placeholder_index": 0,
"show_legend": "bottom",
"show_legend_font_family": "arial_narrow",
"show_legend_font_size": 11,
"show_legend_font_bold": true,
"show_legend_font_color": "rgb(89,89,89)",
"show_data_labels": "inside_end",
"show_data_label_font_family": "arial_narrow",
"show_data_label_font_size": 11,
"show_data_label_font_bold": true,
"show_data_label_font_color": "rgb(255,255,255)",
"show_horizontal_gridlines": false,
"show_vertical_gridlines": true,
"show_value_axis": "none",
"show_value_axis_font_family": "arial_narrow",
"show_value_axis_font_size": 10,
"show_value_axis_font_bold": true,
"show_value_axis_font_color": "rgb(63,63,63)",
"show_category_axis_font_family": "arial_narrow",
"show_category_axis_font_size": 11,
"show_category_axis_font_bold": true,
"show_category_axis_font_color": "rgb(63,63,63)",
"show_sort": "none",
"sorting_value": "no-sorting",
"max_axis_scale": 100,
"min_axis_scale": 0,
"decimal_places": 0,
"caxis_tick_label_line_color": "rgb(143,143,143)",
"caxis_tick_label_line_width": 1,
"legend_in_layout": false,
"plot_gap_width": 50,
"plot_overlap": 0,
"vaxis_tick_label_line_color": "rgb(143,143,143)",
"show_chart_title": false,
"chart_title_font_bold": true,
"chart_title_font_size": 12,
"chart_title_font_color": "rgb(123,123,123)",
"chart_title_font_family": "arial_narrow"
}
}
```