Pie Chart

A pie chart shows size of elements belonging to one data series proportionally to sum of elements.

In a pie chart, each group of data is displayed as a circle that is further divided into sectors, the angular sizes of which are proportional to the values of data elements.

The following figure shows examples of pie charts (regular and 3D):

In the edit mode, it is possible to change the position of the outermost sectors. To do this, grab a sector and drag it to the required distance. The entire chart size is reduced. The following chart parameters can also be changed in the edit mode:

• Chart area format.

• Plot area format.

• Data series format.

• Legend format.

Features that are available for this chart type:

• Setting up additional parameters.

• Merging parts of chart sectors into one. To enable this, use a secondary histogram and secondary pie chart.

• Displaying series in doughnuts. Below are examples of the pie chart, for which displaying of series in doughnuts (left) and in sectors (right) is set up:

Features of Working with Pie Chart

1. It is recommended to avoid using data labels in a 3D pie chart when a large amount of data is processed, as the chart becomes unreadable:

2. On excluding a data series in the pie chart via the default legend, the chart is not rebuilt, creating empty spaces:

NOTE. The pie chart can be rebuilt using only legend elements by the Fore language.

See also:

Chart Types | Setting Up General Chart Parameters | Setting Up Chart Components