you can use the properties panel for settings and format options for the selected component. after you place a component on the canvas, properties panel can be accessed using the following method.

double click the components that you have added to the canvas or you can right click → properties as shown in the following screenshot.

properties panel can be accessed for each component but the options available under properties varies as per the component.

types of tabs in the properties pane

the following tabs are there in the properties pane and each tab contains sub − tabs to set more properties.

general

this tab is used to set the basic configuration properties of the component like subtitle, source, category and value axis, etc.

insertion

this is available for charts and hierarchical tables. you can use this to configure charts as selectors so that clicking a chart adds more detailed information into the embedded spreadsheet.

behavior

it is used to set the behavior of a component in the model–limits, blank cell, visibility, etc.

appearance

it is used to set the appearance of the component. you can select text font, color, font size, legends, etc.

alerts

alerts are used to set notifications for data values, if values are acceptable or require attention. to enable alerts, click the check box as shown in the following screenshot.

you can set alert thresholds, enable auto color, etc.