Charts & graphs can make complex issues understandable & boil down enormous amounts of data into a picture. A Chart is a Data Portrait and can hasten understanding.
The following types of charts (graphs) are available:Columns, Bar, Pie, 3D Pie, 2D with Hole (Donut)Lines, Area, Scatter (Spline), Radar, Bars 2D, Accumulative Bars 2D You can design them youself and they can be either 'fixed' or dynamic, changing as the underlying data is altered.
From your Menu, click New --> Chart. Either select a Datasource or data enter. Select the Columns/Rows you wish to chart.Set all of your Chart parameters for Legends, Axis, Value formats, Background, Frame, Colors, size. All done with clicks & drop down menus.The Chart redraws automatically as you work, so Design is easy.
Remember to Save- or - 'Save as". You can now include your chart(s) within a Template for pdfs, within an Application or a Website. Charts with a greater # of dots per inch (dpi) are automatic for Templates (pdfs), as Printing is more exacting than simply viewing in a browser.
Increasing the effectivness of Management Reports, benefits communications. employee enrollment is a simple matter when the relevant data can be readily accessed from a common architecture. A project such as Employee benefit statements can be greatly enhanced for print or for web by appropriate use of Charts. Use a Pie chart for Total Compensation, a bar chart for displaying Disability insurance vs salary, an area overlay chart for retirement. Employee understanding will be enhanced. Anyone can create and use charts without a mental battle.