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Using a Chart : Tutorial 5: Creating a standalone chart

Tutorial 5:
Creating a standalone chart

The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for building a report that displays order totals organized by product line. The report presents information graphically in a pie chart. In this case, the chart is the entire report.

To create a chart, you complete the following tasks:

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Set up the report design file and data. You create a new report, data source, and data set.
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Add the chart element to the report design. You insert a chart element into a report and select a chart type.
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Provide data for the chart. You link the chart to a data set and build the expressions that the chart uses.
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Change the chart title.
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Refine the chart appearance. You remove the chart legend and modify the labels that identify each sector.
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