Layout

This topic describes how to change a layout algorithm used to arrange Treemap tiles. To do this in the Designer, use buttons from the Layout group placed in the Design ribbon tab.

The following algorithms are available.

Algorithm	Example	Description
Slice and Dice		This layout algorithm divides the space between items, slicing it in the specified direction depending on item value.
Squarified		The Squarified algorithm arranges tiles so that their width/height ratio will be closer to 1.
Striped		This algorithm is a modified version of the Squarified algorithm. The difference here is that tiles are drawn side by side as columns or rows.

You can also set a layout direction to specify an arrangement of tiles depending on their sizes. To do this, click the Layout Direction button and select the required direction.

• Bottom Left - Top Right - Arrange tiles from the bottom-left to the top-right corner.
• Bottom Right - Top Left - Arrange tiles from the bottom-right to the top-left corner.
• Top Left - Bottom Right - Arrange tiles from the top-left to the bottom-right corner.
• Top Right - Bottom Left - Arrange tiles from the top-right to the bottom-left corner.