# Line (chart type)

## Overview

* The Line chart is a graphical representation of data points in which individual data points are connected by straight line segments. Line charts are particularly useful for visualizing trends and changes over continuous interval or time series data.

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* First, click on any "+ Add widget" button to add a widget.

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* Click on the Line chart option.
* Click on the Add widget button to proceed.

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* Choose the available Collection or Connection of the data model that has been added.

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* Line chart does not have the "Sort" feature.
* Line chart is always in Time series mode.
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## Set up your Line chart

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* In the X axis, click on the dropdown box to select the available Date value.

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* The filter tag will be auto-applied with Recent 7 days as the default option.![](/files/j3gsWTqTINI6HtEy5qcp)

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* In the Y axis, click on the dropdown box to select any available column.

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* After the X Axis and Y Axis columns are selected, the Line chart of the data model will be displayed.
* The Sum formula will be auto-selected. You can change to other [Formula](/docs/dashboard/footer-formula.md) options.

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* You can further visualize your Line chart by clicking on the Group by button and selecting the availabel Text type column.

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* Hovering on the Line chart to view the value of the details.

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* You can click on the 🖊 icon to [customize](/docs/dashboard/custom-column-configuration.md) the column of the Y axis.

## Change to the Line chart type from another widget

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* The Line chart option can be selected by opening the Settings slider and then clicking on the Properties option.

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* Click on the View type dropdown and choose the Line chart icon to begin configuring your data model to the Line chart.

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="/pages/QCgwMNc5wqceO5yOJyRV">Line chart - Filter</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="/pages/svb94eZeAj9dw098GcmJ">Line chart - Time series - Reference date preset and Compare to the past</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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