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title: "Displaying and Configuring Charts"
description: "Values of items and accounts from ledgers and schedules can be visualized in Charts as column, bar, pie or line charts. To visualize comparisons, the values of multiple items or accounts can be displayed in a chart at the same time."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/functions-ledgers-schedules/display-configure-diagrams
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Displaying and Configuring Charts

## Overview

Values of [items](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#item) and [accounts](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#account) from [ledgers](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#ledger) and [schedules](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#schedule) can be visualized in **Charts** as column, bar, pie or line charts. To visualize comparisons, the values of multiple items or accounts can be displayed in a chart at the same time.

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## Opening Chart

Charts can be opened from the context menu for items and accounts in the side panel or as a pop-up window:

Opening a chart via the context menu

For comparisons, several items or accounts can be included in a chart at the same time. To display two or more accounts or items in a chart, you must select these accounts or items while holding down the **CTRL** button:

Opening a chart for two items

The chart is then displayed as follows:

Displaying fixed assets and current assets as a chart

## Configuring Charts

The toolbar of a chart is displayed as follows, for example:

Toolbar of a chart

The following options are available in the toolbar of a chart:

#### Display/hide values

Shows or hides the values of bars, columns, pie segments, or lines

#### Drop-down list

Changes the position of the chart

#### Print (print icon)

Opens the operating system's print dialog from where the chart can be printed

#### Download (download symbol)

Downloads the chart in PNG format

#### More options (three dots icon)

The following additional options are available per chart:

- **Settings**: Choice of chart type (e.g. column, bar, pie, line)
- **Data**: Show or hide data for an item or account from the chart
- **Format**: Chart type-specific settings for the chart layout. For example, in a bar chart the following elements can be configured:

 - Title
 - Padding
 - Background
 - Labels
 - Shadow
 - Navigator