Inserting a Bar Chart

The Bar Chart can be used to examine categories in a field (such as region or quarter), showing the distribution of count or one or more measures (such as sales and costs). As part of a collection of charts on a page, this can be used for filtering, correlation, and trending across sub-populations.

Inserting a New Bar Chart

1. In the Author ribbon, click on the "Add New Chart" button (under Pick Charts) and click Bar Chart.

2. If the Data Configuration form is not already showing, click the configuration button to open the Data Configuration window. If the Data Table shown is not the one you want, use the drop-down list to select the right one.

3. Select a Field from the drop-down list to show its categories as bars.

4. Optionally, you can select numeric measure fields to Sum (you can select one or more fields), Average (select one field to be averaged) or Ratio (select a Numerator and a Denominator field). If you select multiple measures to Sum, you can check Color Clusters By Measure to distinguish between the measures.

   Optionally, to display the bars horizontally, check the Display Horizontally box.

5. Click OK. The Bar Chart displays.

See also:

• Bar Chart Toolbar

• Bar Chart

• Visual Discovery