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Title: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: pricter on 02 Apr 2012 03:18:43 AM
Does anyone know how can I remove the alternate grey background from the chart area and replace it with white color?
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: RobsWalker68 on 02 Apr 2012 03:54:57 AM
Hi,

I haven't got 10 in front of me but I'm guessing its the same.  Unlock the report and then you should be able to click on the chart body itself and set the background.

Rgds

Rob

Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: pricter on 02 Apr 2012 04:00:28 AM
RobsWalker68 thanks for the reply

Unfotunately its not the same

But fortunately I found the solution.
You have to select the axis and delete the gridlines
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: MFGF on 02 Apr 2012 04:12:03 AM
Hi,

Off the top of my head...

Charts have a "Coloured Regions" property (I think) - you could try setting this to White and defining it as starting at 0% and finishing at 100%

MF.
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: MFGF on 02 Apr 2012 04:15:43 AM
Ha! I just went to check, and noticed a "Plot Area Fill" property just a couple down from the Coloured Regions setting. Set this to White and it will remove the grey bands. It looks like my previous suggestion will work too...

MF.
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: pricter on 02 Apr 2012 04:17:32 AM
MFGF
I tried that before finding the solution
The result is instead of having of grey alternate background you have a red alternate background ;-)

The alternate background came from the gridlines of the axes
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: MFGF on 02 Apr 2012 04:19:52 AM
I just tried it (both ways) and got a plain white background behind the bars with both approaches. Wherever is your Red coming from?

MF.
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: pricter on 02 Apr 2012 04:26:16 AM
The red I put it as example instead of white
For example see the attached
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: abhishek.sanghani on 07 Aug 2014 10:58:34 AM
Unlock. Select Axis. From properties, open Gridlines. Untick 'show alternating color bands'
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: mpervez on 30 Apr 2015 07:26:36 AM
Hi,

You  can change Alternate grey background via

1. Select the Primary Axis in the chart
2. Properties-> Primary Axis -> General
3. Open the Properties of Gridlines
4. Change First , Second color Bands to white
5. Also chang Major Gridlines Color
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: cognostechie on 17 Dec 2015 08:43:46 PM
This helped me, thanks
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: naveen10046 on 28 Feb 2017 06:30:22 AM
In Cognos 10.2

Unlock the report
Select the Category axis
Open Gridlines from Properties and uncheck 'Show alternating color bands'
Title: Re: Remove altenate grey background from chart area
Post by: Imre on 12 Mar 2019 04:42:30 AM
I cannot find Gridlines option in the Properties after unlocking. Am I missing some setting?