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# Chart Types

You can show data in reports and dashboards in the form of bars, columns, lines, shapes, or other elements. Which is right depends on what the data is about and what you want to show with it.

1. **[Bar Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_bar.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A bar chart shows values as horizontal lengths, so this format can be good for comparing distance or time. Use a bar chart when you have a summary report with a single grouping, or you only want to display one grouping.
2. **[Column Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_column.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A column chart is very much like a bar chart, but it can be a better format for showing relative counts of things, such as leads or dollars. Use a column chart when you have a summary report with a single grouping, or you only want to display one grouping.
3. **[Line Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_line.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Line charts are good for showing changes in the value of an item over a series of points in time, such as week to week or quarter to quarter. Use a line chart when you have one important grouping representing an ordered set of data and one value to show.
4. **[Pie Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_pie.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use a pie chart when you have multiple groupings and want to show the proportion of a single value for each grouping against the total.
5. **[Donut Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_donut.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use a donut chart when you have multiple groupings and want to show not only the proportion of a single value for each grouping against the total, but also the total amount itself.
6. **[Funnel Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_funnel.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use a funnel chart when you have multiple groupings in an ordered set and want to show the proportions among them.
7. **[Scatter Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_scatter.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use scatter charts to show meaningful information using one or two groups of report data plus summaries.

#### See Also

- [Scatter Charts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_scatter.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use scatter charts to show meaningful information using one or two groups of report data plus summaries.")
- [Modify a Dashboard Component in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboard_builder_component_editor.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A dashboard component is a visual representation of the data in a report. You can change where the component’s data comes from, what the data looks like in the component, and what kind of component it is.")
- [Create a Custom Report in Accessibility Mode](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.creating_a_new_custom_report.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can create a custom report using the custom report wizard.")
- [Show Multiple Sets of Data in One Chart](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_combination_charts_using.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A combination chart plots multiple sets of data on a single chart. Each set of data is based on a different field, so values are easy to compare. You can also combine certain chart types to present data in different ways in a single chart.")
- [Data Settings for Dashboard Chart Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_data_settings.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Choose the data you want to show on your report or dashboard chart. The chart automatically selects groupings and summary values from your report. You can override some of those choices to focus on the data you need to share.")
- [Visual Settings for Dashboard Chart Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.chart_visual_settings.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Choose the type of chart that fits the data you are sharing, then apply the visual settings that will communicate the data most effectively.")