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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 scrollable 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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