Interacting with visualizations
You make selections by clicking and drawing in the different visualizations. When you make a selection, all associated visualizations are updated immediately to reflect the selection. You confirm the selection by clicking
, or by clicking anywhere on the sheet outside the visualization, including in another visualization, (in which case you generate a new selection). You can also press Enter to confirm.You cancel a selection by clicking
. You can also press Esc to undo.By default, new selections in a visualization are added to the previous ones. You deselect an item by clicking it. On a computer, you can hold down Ctrl while you make a selection, to automatically clear previous selections in a visualization, and only keep the new selection.
Selection preview
The following images show how the visualizations are updated immediately when a selection is made.
No selection
In this image, no selection has been made.
A selection is made
In this image, a selection is made (in the filter pane Region) and is reflected in all associated visualizations.
A second selection is made
In this image, a second selection is made (in the bar chart Total Sales). It automatically confirms the first selection and presents a preview of the new selection.
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