# Activating chart exploration in a straight table

Chart exploration allows app consumers and other users that do not have edit rights to customize the original straight table when they are in analysis mode.

Chart exploration mode is a great way to quickly remove or add data, and then share it, download it, or bookmark the new table state. It is very helpful in apps that have many viewers with different needs.

Users with the ability to edit the sheet can make changes to the table using chart exploration, click Edit sheet, and save those changes to the original table.

## Turning on chart exploration

App developers can turn on Chart exploration in the properties panel.

Do the following:

1. In the properties panel, expand the Chart exploration section.

2. Toggle on Enable chart exploration.

3. Choose between the following under Visibility option:

   * Auto: Chart exploration panel is visible when users open the sheet.

   * Minimized: Chart exploration is turned on, but not visible when users open the sheet. Users can open it in the hover menu by clicking the More icon and then the Chart exploration icon .

## Preparing the table for chart exploration

For a table item to be available in chart exploration mode, the table creator (or a user who can edit the sheet) must have added those fields, master items, or expressions to the table as columns or alternative columns. For more information, see [Creating a straight table](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2025/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Visualizations/StraightTable/sn-straight-table.htm#Create).

## Using chart exploration as a consumer

When analyzing a sheet, chart exploration is either visible by default, or it can be activated in the More menu under the Chart exploration icon .

For more information, see [Using chart exploration](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2025/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Visualizations/StraightTable/sn-straight-table.htm#Chart).