Line charts visualize trends and progression in data across multiple groups over time. This article covers how to prepare your View and configure Line chart display settings.
Before you begin
How you set up your View affects how data appears in the chart. The following articles can help you prepare your data before customizing your chart:
Use the Pivot feature to change the axis and add/remove Dimensions.
Use the Filter feature to remove Items from a List.
Use the Sort feature to change the order of Items in the chart.
Configure Line charts
Use the following settings to customize the appearance and layout of Line charts.
Line chart settings
Setting | Description | Options |
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Line style | Configures how lines and data points are displayed. |
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Line shape | Configures the shape of the curve connecting series data points. |
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Line width | Controls the width of each individual line. | Move the slider to increase or reduce line thickness. |
Dashed lines | Controls whether lines are displayed as solid or dashed. Not available when Line style is set to Dotted line. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Stacked values | Series values are added on the Y-axis, so each consecutive series appears above the last with their value added to the previous number. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Show area | Fills the area under each line. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Area opacity | Controls the opacity of the chart area. | Move the slider to increase or reduce area opacity. |
Line labels
Setting | Description | Options |
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Show labels | Shows or hides labels that display the value of each data point. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Allow label overlap | Allows labels to overlap so labels remain visible even when data points are too close together. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
High-contrast labels | Increase label contrast to improve readability and visibility against chart backgrounds. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
X-axis
Setting | Description | Options |
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Show gridlines | Shows or hides X-axis gridlines in the chart. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Label orientation | Configures the orientation of X-axis labels. Longer labels automatically wrap. Use the diagonal or vertical option to improve readability and display more labels. Diagonal labels are not supported when multiple dimensions are displayed on the axis at the same time. | Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal |
Allow label overlap | Allows labels to overlap so labels remain visible on X-axis even when data points are too close together. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Y-axis
Setting | Description | Options |
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Show axis | Shows or hides the Y-axis in the chart. | Toggle on/off (Turned on by default) |
Show gridlines | Shows or hides the Y-axis gridlines in the chart. | Toggle on/off (Turned on by default) |
Axis scale | Configures how the Y-axis scale is calculated. | Auto or Fixed (Auto by default) |
Start axis at zero | Starts the Y-axis at zero. Only available when Axis scale is set to Auto. | Toggle on/off (Turned off by default) |
Style
ℹ️ Note
Use the following settings to configure chart colours and themes. For detailed instructions and available colour options, see Customize Chart Colors.
Setting | Description | Options |
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Color by | Determines how colours are assigned to chart series. | Theme Use a predefined colour palette. Dimension Items Assign a consistent colour to each Dimension Item across charts. |
Color theme | Applies a predefined colour palette to chart series. Only available when Color by is set to Theme. | Pigment preset themes and Workspace palettes. |
Series colors | Allows you to customize colours for individual series. Pigment preserves series colour order when switching between themes. | Edit |
Legend
Setting | Description | Options |
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Show legend | Shows or hides the chart legend. | Toggle on/off (Turned on by default) |
Legend position | Sets the position of the legend. The legend becomes scrollable when additional series are displayed. | Bottom right, Top right, Bottom centered, or Top centered |