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title: "Heat Grid"
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## Overview

Plots the intensity of a metric across multiple categories.

### Chart Data Options

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Horizontal Axis | You must select a category field to use for the horizontal grouping on your heat grid. |
| Vertical Axis | You must select a category field to use for the vertical grouping on your heat grid. |
| Colour | You can select one metric field to colour your grid by. (Optional) |
| Size | You can select one metric field to change your grid from boxes to bubbles, with the size of the bubble based on the metric value. (Optional) |

 

## Heat Grid Tutorial


### Summary

In order to set up a Heat Grid Chart you will need:

1. Create a report with chart display
  1. Select field(s) to use as the **Horizontal Axis**
  2. Select field(s) to use as the **Vertical Axis**
  3. Select a field to use as the **Colour** (optional field)
  4. Select a field to use as the **Size** (optional field)
2. Create your chart, selecting **Heat Grid** as the type under the **Analytical** heading
3. Provide the **Horizontal Axis**, **Vertical Axis**, **Colour**, and **Size** options
4. Customise the Chart as required
5. Proceed to the **Output** step
6. **Save** your report