Changing the colour of the default Summary Reports
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The charts within the Summary and Summary Dashboard reports use a Chart Style that is saved within the Styles folder of Snap XMP Desktop.
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In order to edit the format of the charts within these 2 reports, the Horizontal Bar Summary Report chart style needs to be edited.
Steps
- Create a chart using the Horizontal Bar Summary Report style
- Make the required styling edits to the chart
- Save the chart style, replacing the original
- Run the reports to check the are reports are as expected
1. Create a chart using the Horizontal Bar Summary Report style
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2. Make the required styling edits to the chart
Double click on a blue bar, open the Series1 folder and select Datapoint Defaults
![](https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/word-image-8540-4.jpeg)
Edit the Fill Color, using the RGB (Red / Green / Blue).
![](https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/word-image-8540-5.jpeg)
3. Save the chart style, replacing the original
Right click to Save Style
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Save the chart style (using the original name of Horizontal Bar Summary Report) in the Styles folder of Snap XMP Desktop.
![](https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/word-image-8540-7.jpeg)
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This will replace the original file.
As a backup, you might wish to store a copy of the original file elsewhere, should you wish to go back to the original style at a later date.
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4. Run the reports to check the are reports are as expected
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