Compare Results for Different Groups with Trellis

Enable trellis on a chart to display a separate chart for each group. Because the charts in a trellis have the same scale, you can quickly compare results across all groups.

Regular map charts, for example, can display one grouping. This map of the United States shows a sum grouped by state.

map chart with one grouping

In trellis view, more groupings can be added. This trellis of maps of the United States shows a sum grouped by billing state and by product.

map chart with two groupings

Trellis view can also be used to visualize values that may otherwise be difficult to see in a chart. For example, some of the values shown by this stacked bar chart are difficult to pick out.

stacked bar chart with one bar

By using trellis view, you can separate the values so that smaller values can be picked out more easily.

stacked bar chart with one bar in trellis view

In any trellis view except for Wrap, you can remove the grid lines.

removing gridlines from trellised chart

You can also move the labels to the other side of the chart.

flipping the position of labels on a trellised chart

Visualizing a large number of charts in a trellis can create a view that is difficult to read.

Analytics bar charts in a trellis view that is hard to read

Adjust the matrix type and the size ratio to create a trellised chart that is easier to view and understand.

Analytics bar charts in a trellis view that's been adjusted to be easy to read