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title: Graph Settings
description: You can set default properties of target values, actual values, trend lines, forecast lines, as well as colors for data comparison lines.
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# Graph Settings

*For users with instance administrator permission.*

 

When [viewing a measure](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/2023-viewing-or-editing-a-measure?hsLang=en), there are default colors and widths for the lines that connect target values, actual values, trend lines, and forecast lines. The key below the graph identifies each line.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-02%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=431&height=401&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-02%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

In addition, when viewing a data graph’s [trend line comparison](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/2023-trend-line-comparison-/-show-comparison-chart?hsLang=en), there are default colors for the different data comparison lines.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-29%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=1074&height=988&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-29%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

To set the properties of both sets of lines, click the **Administration** icon and choose **Object Management / Graph Settings**.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-58%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=560&height=368&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-35-58%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

On the **Chart Options** page, the top section is where you can set the default graph type (**Line** or **Bar**), and default time periods. In addition, you can configure the data graph colors and line widths that will be used to connect target and actual values, as well as trends and forecasts. A preview of a sample data graph appears on the right.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-36-24%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=583&height=338&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-36-24%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

*Note: These colors differ from those used in color bands, which can also be [globally customized](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/2023-global-color-bands?hsLang=en).*

 

Below this section you can set the colors for comparison lines. In this example, the data itself will use a black line, the first compared measure uses purple, the next uses blue, etc. 

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-36-44%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=509&height=315&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-36-44%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

For any changes to either section, be sure to click **Save Changes**, or you can click **Reset to Defaults** to start over.

 

Returning to the data graph, the data lines now reflect the new default colors and widths.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-37-09%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=478&height=441&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-37-09%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

These line colors and thicknesses are also used in **Bar** graph view.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-37-35%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=518&height=472&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-37-35%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

Switching to [trend line comparison](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/2023-trend-line-comparison-/-show-comparison-chart?hsLang=en), the data itself uses the first selected color (black) while the two compared measures use the second (purple) and third (blue) colors.

 

![Screenshot 2025-11-07 at 4.37.56 PM](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204.37.56%20PM.png?width=528&height=343&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204.37.56%20PM.png)

 

The order of compared measures is set according to how they are listed in the **Relationships** section, under **Measures to Compare on Graph**. Measure order can be changed by dragging a measure by its three-dot icon.

![](https://support.clearimpact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-38-56%E2%80%AFPM-png.png?width=511&height=406&name=Screenshot%202025-11-07%20at%204-38-56%E2%80%AFPM-png.png)

 

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