Chart Display Editor

 This section is about editing Chart displays. Get more background on Chart Displays here. 

Chart displays are easy to make, and they start out with sensible defaults for colors, styles, and such.
That said, you can use the Chart Editor to add a huge variety of features, details, and nuance as you see fit.

See also:   Create   Copy   Circulate   Publish   for Displays

Name section

The Name section is the top few lines of the display editor panel.

It is used to Name, Copy, Save and Delete your Displays. Read more about the display editor name section.

Tabs section

The middle part of the editor panel holds tabs with content and formatting options.

These tabs have a natural progression to them, moving from left to right. That is, you typically select your Data, then stylistic Settings, and so forth. That being said, you can always move freely between tabs.

Use the Preview tab to see exactly how your Widget looks at any point.

Chart Styles

Series Settings

Footer

Responsive Design

Tab:

Chart Styles

Field	Description	Notes
Chart Title	Sets the title at the top of the chart.
Chart Type		The settings on the panel adapt according to the chart type selected.
Line, Bar, Stick, Stacked Bar	These types are all longitudinal over time and may be mixed and matched at the series level.
Scatter Plot	Observations paired in time, plotted as X versus Y.
Bubble Chart	Observations grouped in time, show as X versus Y with Area.
Pie Chart	Cross-section of observations at one point in time.
Categorical Bar Chart	Cross-section of observations at one point in time.
Legend and Labels	Controls row/column layout of legends	Particularly useful in charts with many series.
Time Frame	Options to show all or a limited portion of the available observations.	Time frame may be fixed or data-driven at either end.
Miscellaneous
Sorting	Order of appearance in legend; alphabetical or numerically ranked.
Use Shading	Applies a shading effect to solid color areas, like pie chart segments.
Grids	Style settings for grids	Color options for grids are set below in the Preview section.
Epochal Overlay	Colors chart background to show US political eras over time.	Politics can be fun!
Table at Bottom	Adds a tabular view of the chart data.	This option is only available for single-series charts.

Tab:

Series Settings

Use this tab to select a particular series in the Chart and customize its appearance.

The available options vary depending on the chart style selected in the

Chart Styles

tab.

Options may include:

• Color
• Line Style
• Label
• Axis placement

In addition to the customizations, there are buttons to:

• Remove the selected series from the chart
• Add other series to the chart. Any series that are currently check-marked in the workbench are inserted.
  How To: Add Series to a Display
• Add calculated series to the chart.

Use the New Calculated Series feature for simple overlays like Moving Averages and Percent Changes - easier than a formal calculation if you just need a quick chart enhancement.

Tab:

Responsive Design

dataZoa Displays support Responsive Design. Read about the Responsive Design tab here.

Tab:

Footer

Display footers can have automatic attributions, citations, and more. Read about the footer tab here.

Preview section

As you edit your display, your changes are reflected immediately in the Preview Section. Read about the preview section here.