I. Overview
a) Making a chart is a process of data visualization.
b) Charts can display data in a more vivid way.
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II. Steps
1. Merge A1~H15
There are three ways to insert a chart：
2. Method 1: In the right-hand pane, click the drop-down box and select [Insert Chart]
3. Method 2: In the upper toolbar, click [Insert] > [Cell Elemen] > [Insert Chart]
4. Method 3: In the upper toolbar, click the [chart] icon
5. The [Chart Type] window pops up
1) The left pane displays all chart types supported in FineReport while the right pane shows the preview effect of all subtypes.
2) Click OK. The preview effect is displayed in the cell.
6. In the right-hand pane, select [Type] tab.
You can click the drop-down box to switch chart types and click the preview effect below to change the subtype.
7. Select [Stacked Column Chart]
8. Create a new dataset via DB query and drag table [Sales_Volume]
9. Preview the dataset
Data column [Region] represents category, data column [Product] represents series and data column [Sales_Volume] represents series value.
10. In the right-hand pane, select [Data] tab
Define the data of chart according to the figure below.
11. Preview, and you will see a basic stacked column chart
1) It demonstrates the sales of five products by region.
2) It also indicates that the total sales of the five products is higher in East China than in North China.
