r.a.d.chart Visual Studio SmartTag
Several common chart settings are available in the SmartTag, including Image Format (shown here).
Chart Wizard: Step 1, Pick a chart type
Chart Wizard: Step 2, select a data source (or create a new data source)
Chart Wizard: Step 2a, define your chart series
Chart Wizard: Step 2b, customize your chart axis
Chart Wizard: Step 3, set a TON of chart settings under the Elements tab. Sometimes I wish the wizard would do a little more magic so screens like this wouldn't look so busy.
Chart Wizard: Step 4, set some basic chart settings. This step is refreshingly simple after Step 3!
Chart Wizard: Step 5, pick an Auto Style for your chart. This step seems out of place since any choice here will override any customizations made on Step 3.
Any changes you make in the Wizard are visible in real-time in the Visual Studio Design View.
A chart after using the Chart Wizard. Notice that the X-axis styling didn't get set by our Auto Style and our labels are poorly positioned. While the label font can be fixed, there is no way to reposition the series labels in the wizard.
Oops! Don't forget to copy the Chart RadControls folder to your project. Chart needs the Image.aspx file in that folder to render your charts. Why isn't this a WebResource?
The chart we built in Visual Studio as it appears in FireFox. Notice that is looks -exactly- the same (bad label positioning and all). That means whatever you see in Visual Studio is exactly what you'll see online.
