The following topics explain the basics of the Chart control and how to use the control:

• Understanding Charts
• • Chart User Interface Elements
  • Chart Object Model
  • Chart Types and Views
  • Plot Types
  • • Y Plot Types
    • • Bar Charts
      • Area Charts
      • Box Whisker Charts
      • Funnel Charts
      • Histogram Charts
      • Line Charts
      • Market Data (High-Low) Charts
      • Pareto Charts
      • Point Charts
      • Stripe Charts
      • Waterfall Charts
    • XY Plot Types
    • • XY Bubble Charts
      • XY Point Charts
      • XY Line Charts
      • XY Stripe Charts
    • XYZ Plot Types
    • • XYZ Point Charts
      • XYZ Line Charts
      • XYZ Surface Charts
      • XYZ Stripe Charts
    • Pie Plot Types
    • • Doughnut Charts
      • Pie Charts
    • Polar Plot Types
    • • Polar Point Charts
      • Polar Line Charts
      • Polar Area Charts
      • Polar Stripe Charts
      • Pie Charts
    • Radar Plot Types
    • • Radar Point Charts
      • Radar Line Charts
      • Radar Area Charts
      • Radar Stripe Charts
    • Data Plot Types
  • Plot area
  • • Series
    • Walls
    • Axis
    • Chart Line Style
    • Elevation and Rotation
    • Lighting, Shapes, and Borders
  • Labels
  • Multi-Level Category Labels
  • Legends
  • Error Bars
• Creating Charts
• • Using the Chart Control on sheet
  • • Allowing the User to Change the Chart
    • Saving or Loading a Chart
  • Using the Chart Control
  • • Save/Load Chart Control
  • Creating Plot Types
  • • Creating a Y Plot
    • Creating an XY Plot
    • Creating an XYZ Plot
    • Creating a Pie Plot
    • Creating a Polar Plot
    • Creating a Radar Plot
    • Creating a Sunburst Chart
    • Creating a Treemap Chart
    • Combining different types of plots
  • Connecting to Data
  • • Using a Bound Data Source
    • Using an UnBound Data Source
    • Binding with cell range
  • Advanced chart settings
  • • Fill Effects
    • View Type