Connecting chart to data

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You can fill the chart with data in several ways:

 

1.Use data source. To do this, you need to indicate the data source for the "Chart" object and connect each series to data columns.
2.Use fixed values for each series.
3.Fill the object with data using the script.

 

To connect the chart to a data source, follow these steps:

 

select the "Chart" object in the series list;
switch to the "Data" tab;
choose the data source:

 

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if necessary, set the data filter expression. This filter will be applied to all chart series;
select the series in the series list;
switch to the "Data" tab;
choose data columns for each series value. Depending on series type, it may have two or more values. Most series types have two values - X value and Y value:

 

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if necessary, set the data filter expression. This filter will be applied to current series only;
in the "Color" control, you may indicate a data column which returns a color value.

 

You may also provide list of values for the series. In this case, the data connection is not needed. To do this, select a series in the series list and switch to the "Values" tab. Fill the table with values:

 

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