Building Charts
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Airbook allows users to create and customize charts to visualize data effectively. This guide outlines the steps to build a chart in Airbook, including selecting data, configuring chart settings, and applying styling options.
Open the Chart Block Menu
Press / to bring up the menu.
Select Chart to insert a chart block.
Note: This option will only be available if you have created at least one table in your workspace.
Set Up Chart Titles
Your new chart will initially be blank.
Use the title and subtitle fields at the top to provide context for your chart.
Click anywhere on the blank chart to open the chart editing menu. This menu consists of:
Left Panel: Configuration options for data selection and chart settings.
Right Panel: A real-time preview of your chart.
Choose a table from the left panel to pull data from.
Select a chart type:
Bar Chart
Line Chart
Area Chart
Combo Chart
Pie Chart
Column, Line, and Area Charts
X-Axis Selection: Choose one series for the x-axis.
Y-Axis Selection: Select at least one series for the y-axis. You can add multiple series to create a grouped chart.
Stacking Options: If using two or more series, you can:
Stack them together.
Normalize them to 100% for proportional comparisons.
Axis Titles and Ranges: Customize x-axis and y-axis titles and set value ranges for the y-axis.
Date and Time Handling:
If the x-axis represents dates or timestamps, set its type accordingly.
Automatically sort data from oldest to newest.
Optionally, group data into months, weeks, quarters, or years.
Customizing Series Data
Open the series drawer to access additional options:
Change series color.
Apply aggregations (mean, median, count, etc.) to simplify data analysis without writing SQL.
Adding Targets
Add a target line at a specific y-value (e.g., a sales goal for a quarter).
Customizing Individual Data Points
Click a specific column to modify it individually:
Highlight a particular data point.
Change the color of a specific bar.
Combo Charts
Combo charts allow a mix of lines and bars in one visualization.
Configure each series:
Set it as a line or bar.
Keep it on the same y-axis or add a right y-axis for a different measure.
Pie Charts
Select a category to define the chart’s slices.
Choose a proportion metric to determine slice sizes.
Apply aggregations to proportions if needed.
All charts include a style panel for additional customization options including:
Sorting options
Gridline visibility
Legend position
Labeling and formatting
Use these tools to refine the chart’s appearance and ensure it communicates your data effectively.
In the space above the graph there are two fields that you can edit to title and subtitle your chart. Use this space to explain to your viewers what they're looking at.