Use the Chart Builder when you need more control over chart creation. (You can use the
Chart Canvas for simpler charts.)
Table 1:
Actions available at the top of a section in the Chart Builder
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Action
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Icon
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Description
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Move
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Select the icon and drag a section to move the section.
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Explore
|

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Select the icon to explore a section.
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Maximize
|

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Select the icon to expand a section to fit the screen width,
which gives you more space when designing a chart.
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Close a section
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Select the icon to close an expanded section.
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- In the Visualize room, select the Chart
Builder
icon.
- In the Chart Builder, select the chart type to create.
Bar Chart is the default chart type, but you can change the chart
type at any time.
- Select an empty shelf in the Chart Builder, and select measures and dimensions in the list
that appears. Or, drag a measure or dimension to an empty shelf.
Each chart must have at least one measure. When you add a dimension to a chart, the
dimension values are calculated based on the chart's measures.
- Add additional measures and dimensions as required.
For example, if you selected Column Chart 2 Y-Axes,
you must add a measure or dimension to the Y-Axis on the left side of the Chart
Canvas and to the Y-Axis that appears on the right side of the Chart
Canvas.
- To filter the data in the chart, select the Add filters
icon at the top of the Chart Canvas, and select the dimension to filter
on.
- Select
in the
Visualization Gallery to add the chart to the story.The chart is available in the Visualization Gallery and the
Compose room. Each new chart that you create in the
Visualize room is automatically saved in the current
session and is available in the Compose room. However, it
is not automatically saved in the story.
- Save the story.
Saving the story ensures that the chart is available the next time you
open the story.