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## Overview


| **Type** | **Icon** | **When to Use** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Horizontal Bar** | ![image](media://380c7586-fb07-495e-92bd-67c092b8d49c) | You want to highlight values for easy comparison and plot your numbers horizontally. Use a bar chart to place less emphasis on time and focus on comparing values. |
| **3D Horizontal Bar** | ![image](media://b6d8516d-b965-421e-813b-e6030b23a122) | Similar to the horizontal bar chart, but in three a dimensional form. |
| **Stacked Horizontal Bar** | ![image](media://60212b1a-7924-4475-bdf2-ac76bc607040) | Categorical data, grouped or stacked to assist comparison. Use when part-to-whole comparison is important. |
| **Horizontal Cylinder** | ![image](media://80e65748-af4e-4d82-b0e8-66aefa0aa3fb) | Similar to the horizontal bar, but having chart components shown in cylindrical form. |
| **Proportional Bar** | ![image](media://a2123ca8-16b9-4435-83c9-d9bfe1484595) | Displays how close values in different categories came to the highest category value. |

 

### Chart Data Options

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Vertical Axis | This is the category label for the X axis |
| Horizontal | Typically a numeric value such as $. An item that you want to measure on your Chart |
| Colour | This option is only available if you have a cross tab data set available and is used to determine the colour applied for cross tab series data. |

 

## Bar Chart Tutorial


### Summary

In order to set up a Bar Chart you will need:

1. Create a report with chart display
  1. Select a field to use as the **Vertical Axis**
  2. Select a field to use as the **Horizontal Axis**
  3. Select a field to use as the **Colour** (if you have decided to create a cross tab report)
2. Create your chart, selecting **Bar** as the type
3. Provide the **Horizontal Axis**, **Vertical Axis**, and **Colour** options and **Refresh**
4. Customise the Chart as required
5. Proceed to the **Output** step
6. **Save** your report

 

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