Configure charts

A chart is a graphical representation of data. Like maps, charts help uncover patterns, trends, and relationships in data. When used in conjunction with maps, charts can help you tell a more complete story with your data. The most helpful type of chart to use depends on the type of data in the layer and the information you want to present. For example, bar charts are useful for summarizing and comparing categorical data, histograms are a good choice for showing the distribution of a continuous numeric variable, and scatterplots visualize relationships between numeric variables.

The following chart types are supported:

• Bar charts
• Line charts
• Pie charts
• Histograms
• Scatterplots
• Box plots

Supported data

Charts can be created with the following types of layers and data:

• Feature layers hosted in ArcGIS Online, including individual subtype sublayers from subtype group layers
• Tables

Note:

Feature layers and tables saved in a group layer are supported if they are hosted in ArcGIS Online.

Creating charts is not supported for CSV layers, feature layers with location sharing, hosted imagery layers, or map image layers.

Create charts

In Map Viewer, you can create one or more charts from a feature layer or table in a map.

To create a chart, complete the following steps:

1. Confirm that you are signed in and, if you want to save your changes, that you have privileges to create, update, and delete content.

   Note:

   You can explore maps, add and configure layers, and more without signing in. To save your work, sign in before creating a map.

2. In Map Viewer, open the map containing the layer or add the layer directly.
3. On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Layers or Tables .
4. Select the layer to use for the chart.
5. On the Settings (light) toolbar, click Configure charts .
6. Click Add chart.
7. Choose a chart type and configure the chart properties.

   The new chart is added to the bottom of the map.

8. On the Contents toolbar, click Save and open and click Save to save the map, layers, and charts.

Interact with charts

Once a chart has been created, you can open and interact with it to explore the data and get more information. You can make dynamic selections between the charts and maps. Selecting one or more features in a chart will select the same features in the map. You can open charts by clicking Charts on the Contents toolbar or clicking Configure charts on the Settings toolbar.

To open a chart from the Contents toolbar, complete the following steps:

1. Confirm that you are signed in and, if you want to save your changes, that you have privileges to create, update, and delete content.

   Note:

   You can explore maps, add and configure layers, and more without signing in. To save your work, sign in before creating a map.

2. In Map Viewer, open the map containing the layer or add the layer directly.
3. On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Charts .
4. Select the chart to open.

   Note:

   You can only open one chart at a time.

5. Click and drag in the chart to make a selection.
6. Interact with the chart using its toolbar by doing any of the following:
   • Click Edit chart to open the chart properties pane and make edits to the chart.
   • Click Legend to switch the visibility of the chart's legend.
   • Click Rotate chart to switch the orientation of a bar or line chart between vertical and horizontal.
   • Click Filter by selection to filter the chart to only the selected features. You can clear the filter by clicking the Filter by selection button a second time.
   • Click Filter by extent to filter the chart to display the features within the map extent. You can clear the filter by clicking the Filter by extent button a second time.

     Note:

     Filter by selection and Filter by extent cannot be used simultaneously.

     Filter by extent is not currently supported for line charts using a date field as the x-axis variable.

   • Click Clear selection to clear any selections made on the chart.
   • Click Switch selection to invert the current selection.

Modify existing charts

Once you create a chart, you can edit, rename, or delete it.

To open and modify an existing chart, complete the following steps:

1. Confirm that you are signed in and, if you want to save your changes, that you have privileges to create, update, and delete content.

   Note:

   You can explore maps, add and configure layers, and more without signing in. To save your work, sign in before creating a map.

2. In Map Viewer, open the map containing the layer or add the layer directly.
3. On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Layers or Tables .
4. Select the layer with the chart you want to modify.
5. On the Settings (light) toolbar, click Configure charts .
6. Click Options for the chart you want to modify, and do any of the following:
   • Click Edit to open the properties pane and edit the chart.
   • Click Rename, provide a new name, and click Save.
   • Click Delete to delete the chart.
7. On the Contents toolbar, click Save and open and click Save to save the map, layers, and charts.

Resources

Use the following resources to learn more about charts:

• Configure pop-ups to add charts
• Style numbers using Charts or Charts and Size