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Insert Chart
To insert a chart, you can
- Go to Insert tab and choose Chart, or press Ctrl + Alt + A directly;
- In the pop-up Insert Chart window, choose the desired type of the chart;
- Click OK.

There are different types of pre-defined charts in Edraw Max:
- Column Chart
- Bar Chart
- Line Chart
- Area Chart
- Scatter Chart
- Radar Chart
- Pie/Doughnut Chart
- Gauges Chart
- Funnel Chart
To customize a chart, select the chart, then you can click Chart icon on the right sidebar.
In the Attribute pane, you can click Change Type button to change the selected chart.
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Once you insert a chart in the drawing page, the Attribute pane shows up and the options will have difference according to the type of the inserted chart.
The common options are:
- Chart Style
- Series Setting
- Tag Title
- Cartesian/Radar Coordinate System
- Data Format
In the Data pane,, you can
- Import data: click Import > Local Import to import the data file (.xlsx or .csv) that you need into the built-in worksheet.
- Export data: click Export to export the table into different types of files (.xlsx or .csv).

Apart from importing data, you can also input the chart data by double-clicking on the cells of the worksheet on the Data pane and typing numbers or text into them.