Customize the format of your chart

You can change the formatting options on a chart, including fonts for titles and legends, chart type, and more.

Who can use this?

Plans:

  • Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

Permissions:

  • Owner
  • Admin

Find out if this capability is included in Smartsheet Regions or Smartsheet Gov.

Edit a chart

  1. Select the pencil (Edit) icon in the top right corner of the dashboard or select Edit > Edit Dashboard...
  2. Hover over the chart widget, select the three-dot (More) menu icon > Edit.

Formatting options

To do thisFollow these steps
Chart only certain columns from the selected range Select Columns Included and select only the columns you want to display.
Switch how columns and rows for a different view of the data Select Switch rows/columns
Change the chart type Use the dropdown to select the chart type you want to use
Add a title to your chart

Expand the Title section and enter your title

  • When adding a title, make sure the Show Title toggle is turned on. 
  • To change the format of a title, use the formatting buttons to make changes to that title
Add a title to your axes

Expand the Horizontal Axis or Vertical Axis sections, as needed

  • Enter your title
  • To change the format of a title, use the formatting buttons to make changes to that title
Add or move a legend on your chart

Expand the Legend section and select one of the following options:

  • No Legend
  • Top
  • Right
  • Bottom
  • Left

Use the formatting buttons to make changes to the legend.

Add gridlines to your chart (except pie charts) Expand the Horizontal Axis or Vertical Axis sections and enable the Show tick mark lines toggle
Labels slices of a pie or donut chart with percentage of the whole or actual values

Expand the Pie Chart or Donut Chart section, and use the dropdown under Value Labels to select one of the following:

  • Hide
  • Percentage (%)
  • Amount 
Change the colors of data or add labels to data plotted in your chart

Expand the Series section and choose which item to apply formatting to.

By default, white text appears on dark background, black text appears on light backgrounds.

Ignore the text labels that you’ve typed in the cells of your table Check the box for Use column names as category labels under the Data & Chart Type section.
Edit the interaction of the widget (interaction is what happens when you click the widget)

Select Widget Behavior and choose one of the interaction options:

  • Take no action
  • Open the data source
  • Open another site...
  • Open a Smartsheet item...

Pie and Donut charts: display as a half-pie or half-donut Expand the Pie Chart & Series section and enable the Display as semicircle toggle.