Types of bar chart

There are eight types of bar chart available in Fireworkz, which can be further customised using the options available.

Bar

The first two buttons draw simple bar charts.

The first button draws a chart where each series has a different colour.

The second button draws a chart where each category has a different colour.

Stacked bar

The third button produces a stacked bar chart in which all data series are combined into a single bar.

Percentage stacked bar

The fourth button gives a percentage stacked bar chart, where the data series within each category are expressed as percentages.

Pictograms

The buttons in the third row produce pictograms, in which the bars of the chart are made up out of pictures. Any sprite file or draw file can be used as the basis of a pictogram.

Error bars

This type of chart includes extension to the bars showing the potential error margin. Two consecutive data series are used to construct each bar; the first is used for the solid bar and the second for the error bar.

Cumulative bar chart

This option creates a bar chart where each new data point is added to the previous one, so the size of the bars will normally increase along the x axis.