Line Settings

Line Settings panel

Property	Description	Default
Line Thickness	Width of the line in pixels	2
Line Style	Solid, Dashed, Dotted	Solid
Curve Type	Linear, Monotone, Step	Linear

Curve Types

Linear — Straight lines between points
Monotone — Smooth curves that preserve monotonicity (no artificial peaks)
Step — Stepped lines (constant between points, then jump)

Comparison of the three curve types: Smooth (Monotone), Linear, and Step

X Axis Labels and Data Labels

In the examples above, notice two useful behaviors: the X axis labels automatically switch to oblique orientation when horizontal labels would overlap. Also, data labels are intentionally shown for only 2 series out of 9 — this is a good practice to keep charts readable when dealing with many series in limited space.

Same three curve types with the legend in Top position instead of End of Line

Legend Position and Chart Width

When the chart area is narrow, the End of Line legend position can consume a significant portion of the available width. In these cases, switching to a Top or Bottom legend position frees up horizontal space for the data, making the chart more readable — as shown in the comparison above.

Curve Types​

Curve Types