Styles > Blur Style Type
The Blur Style Type is the simplest of all style types, which basically helps to blur any chart object for visual effect.
 

It has the following parameters:

Properties

Description

blurX

The amount to blur horizontally. Valid values are from 0 to 255. The default value is 4. Values that are a power of 2 (such as 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32) are optimized to render quicker than other values

blurY

The amount to blur vertically

quality

The number of times to apply the filter. The default value is 1, which is equivalent to low quality. A value of 2 is medium quality, and a value of 3 is high quality and approximates a Gaussian blur
 

The following code demonstrates the Blur Style Type in action:
<style name='MyFirstBlur' type='Blur' />
 

When applied to columns, it gives the following effect: