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Creating pie charts and donut charts

The pie chart and the donut chart display the relation between values as well as the relation of a single value to the total. You can use a pie chart when you have a single data series with only positive values. You can use a donut chart when you have a single data series that includes negative values.

You can create a pie or donut chart on the sheet you are editing.

  1. In a sheet, click to add a new visualization.
  2. Under Visualization, select Pie chart or Donut chart.
  3. Click Add and select a field or master dimension for the dimension.
  4. Click Add and select a field or master measure for the measure.

The following settings are used by default in pie and donut charts:

  • The top 10 sectors are presented in descending size order, clockwise.
  • Colors are presented by dimension.
  • Value labels are presented in percent.

After you have created the pie chart, you may want to add a radius measure or adjust its appearance and other settings in the properties panel.

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