Charts in Dashboards

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  • Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

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Charts allow you to transform your data into real-time visuals of trends and metrics, so that you can make better decisions faster. You can add a chart to any dashboard using a chart widget, powered by live data from your sheets and reports. With multiple different chart types available, charts provide flexibility to display your data the way you want.
 

Follow the step-by-step instructions to create a chart.

Create a chart for a dashboard

APPLIES TO

  • Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

For more information about plan types and included capabilities, see the Smartsheet Plans page.

You can add live charts as widgets on Smartsheet dashboards.

To create a chart widget:

  1. On the right rail, select the + icon > Chart. Or select Edit > Add Widget > Chart.  
Add widget from top menu
  1. Before you can select your chart, you must first select your data. Select Add Data in the Data & Chart Type section.
  2. On the left side of the form, select the sheet or report that contains the table you want to chart. Then select the range of cells on the right side.
  3. Once you have your data, select OK.

If you need to change your data range later, edit the widget and click Edit Data to reselect the data range.

Once you’ve selected your data, select a chart type and formatting.

Select your chart type

Now that you’ve chosen the data you want to chart, you can select a chart to visually represent your data. Smartsheet automatically suggests a chart type based on how to format the data in your range. You can select a different chart type on the right side of the Edit Chart Widget form.

Chart widget chart type options
Data you want to compareRecommended chart

How numbers have changed over time

line, smooth line, stepped line

Directly compare numbers against each other

column, bar, stacked column, stacked bar

Show how individual numbers relate to the whole of your data set

Pie, donut
  • If the data doesn’t look as expected, select Switch rows/columns.
  • Pie and donut charts don't display zero values.
     

Available chart and column types

Chart types

You can choose from the following chart types:

  • Line
  • Smooth line
  • Stepped line
  • Bar
  • Stacked bar
  • Column
  • Stacked column
  • Pie
  • Donut
  • Scatter


Column types

The chart widget supports charting only for the following column types:

  • Text/Number: Values must be numbers only
  • Dropdown list: Numbers only, excluding text strings that look like numbers
  • Auto-Number/System-generated column: Numbers with no prefix or suffix (no text)
  • Symbols: Numbers only (You can't add symbols to charts)