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A line chart displays information as a series of data points
connected by line segments. A line chart is often used to visualize
a trend in data over intervals of time. In a line chart, category
data is distributed evenly along the horizontal axis, and all value
data is distributed evenly along the vertical axis.
Line chart may contain single series or multi series.
Chart settings:
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Chart Scrolling - this
option allows you display a scrolable chart. Don't forget to define
the number of points to show on the chart screen. |
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Line style - this
option defines the line segments style (normal, spline, step). |
Example of single-series line
chart
Sample data table:
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Month
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Sales2004
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Sales2005
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Jan
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10000
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14000
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Feb
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14000
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15000
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Mar
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12000
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9000
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In this example we choose Sales2004 as Data Series field, Month as Label field.
Example of multi-series spline
chart
In this example we choose Sales2004 and Sales2005 as Data Series fields, Month as Label field.
Example of step line
chart
In this example we choose Sales2004 as Data Series field, Month as Label field.
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