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How to Create Chart Step by Step

The easiest way to create a Graph is with our graph wizard. We have added multiple options to create a graph with the Graph Wizard toolbox item so we strongly encourage you to give it a try. You can also check the standalone designer that supports even more options and tools for creating graphs than Visual Studio.

If you choose not to use the graph wizard and you want to create graphs by yourself our recommendation is to review Structure and Connecting to Data help articles. Then check out the following table that shows the basic configuration for each chart type:

Chart	Series Groups	Categories Groups	Coordinate Systems	Series
Area	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: CategoryScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: AreaSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 Y: {expression}
Bar	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: NumericalScale Y axis: CategoryScale	Type: BarSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 X: {expression}
Column	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: CategoryScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: BarSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 Y: {expression}
Line	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: CategoryScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: LineSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 Y: {expression}
Pie	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Polar Name: CS1 X axis: NumericalScale Y axis: CategoryScale	Type: BarSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 X: {expression}
Polar	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Polar Name: CS1 X axis: CategoryScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: BarSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 Y: {expression}
Range	Name: SG1 Grouping: None or {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: Empty or {expression}	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: CategoryScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: AreaSeries/BarSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 Y: {expression} Y0: {expression}
Scatter	Name: SG1 Grouping: {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: None	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: NumericalScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: LineSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 LineStyle.Visible: False X: {expression} Y: {expression}
Bubble	Name: SG1 Grouping: {expression}	Name: CG1 Grouping: None	Type: Cartesian Name: CS1 X axis: NumericalScale Y axis: NumericalScale	Type: LineSeries CoordinateSystem: CS1 SeriesGroup: SG1 CategoryGroup: CG1 LineStyle.Visible: False X: {expression} Y: {expression} Size: {expression}