Making a pie chart in chart in ChartBlocks
is very easy to do. Once you’ve logged in
you will see your list of charts. Start by
clicking the add chart button.
To make it easy to get started we’ve provided
an example chart prepopulated with data.
The first thing you will want to do is change
the type. Using the chart tools on the left-hand
side, select type and then click on the pie
chart option.
It’s important to note that everything you
do is saved automatically. I can come out
of my chart and go back into it and all of
my changes are there.
The next thing I’m going to do is move my
legend out of the way. Let’s line the items
up vertically and then move it to the left.
I’m also going to turn off these extra series
of data. ChartBlocks can handle multiple data
series on a single chart but for now we will
just use the one.
You can also change the dataset that you are
using, even when halfway through designing
your chart. I’ve made a simple dataset called
Pie Chart Data for this demo. As soon as I
select it and choose a column my chart updates
instantly.
But what about changing the way your pie chart
looks? The options tab gives us ways to modify
our pie chart such as turning it into a donut,
rotating it and even taking a portion out
of it. You can even add a border around the
segments.
You can also completely change the colours
on you chart. As a quick example I’m going
to change the background colour. By choosing
the canvas button I can go in and change the
gradient of the background, make it disappear
completely or choose a solid colour.
Once you are happy with your chart, use the
sharing tools to make it public and embed
it on your website.
