A column chart, also known as a bar chart or vertical bar graph, is a type of chart that uses the height of rectangles to display the size of data. This allows people to quickly compare data differences between different categories, intuitively understand data distribution, reveal data trends, and assist in forecasting.
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Axes: The horizontal axis (X-axis) and vertical axis (Y-axis) are used to display category labels and numerical scales.
Rectangular Bars: The height of the rectangular bars represents specific numerical values.
Legend and Data Labels: Legends are used for multi-series comparison, and data labels directly display numerical values.
Arrange rectangular bars of different series in groups, with each bar within a group representing a series, and groups corresponding to different categories. Suitable for comparing numerical differences between series under different categories. For example, comparing the number of male and female employees in a company over different years.
Similar to a stacked column chart, but the height of each bar is always 100%, and the height of the rectangular bars for each series represents the percentage of that series in the total value of that category. The focus is on showing the proportional relationship of each part within the whole, rather than absolute values. For example, comparing the population percentage of different age groups in different cities, where the total percentage of all age groups in each city is 100%.
Arrange rectangular bars of different series in groups, with each bar within a group representing a series, and groups corresponding to different categories. Suitable for comparing numerical differences between series under different categories. For example, comparing the number of male and female employees in a company over different years.
Column charts emphasize comparison between categories, suitable for displaying static or categorical data. Line charts focus on showing the trend of data changes over time, suitable for continuous data or situations requiring observation of time series. Column charts and line charts can be combined, and this type of combination chart is suitable for scenarios that require displaying both comparative values of categorical data and trend changes, especially in fields such as business analysis, market research, and project management.
Drag the 'Text' shape from the 'Basic Shapes' section on the right to above the column chart and double-click to set the title.
Double-click the column chart, and add text or numbers in the dashed box after existing categories or series in the right menu.
Double-click the column chart, select the series, category name, or specific data in the right menu, click the 'Delete' button, and choose to delete the entire row or column.
Double-click the column chart, and you can hide the legend in the right menu.
Bar charts and column charts are essentially different presentations of the same chart type. The core difference is in the orientation layout: bar charts have vertically arranged bars, suitable for displaying time series data; column charts have horizontally arranged bars, suitable for displaying longer category labels.
The text, lines, and shape styles of column charts under the 'Chart' category cannot be modified. You can use rectangular and other shape elements under 'Basic Shapes' to draw a column chart, and this method allows modification of text, lines, and shape styles.
Click the 'Download' button in the upper right corner to export the column chart as PNG, JPG, PDF, etc.
