Graph examples

Three worked examples showing different chart types and how to configure them. Each example below is rendered live with the definition shown.

Daily bar chart with average line

A simple bar chart counting events per day. The dashed average line makes it easy to see which days were above or below your usual rate.

Definition:

Chart type: Bar (over time)
Series: one series — all events, violet
Granularity: daily
Show average: on

Proportion by type (donut chart)

A donut chart showing the share of the total contributed by each event type. Useful when you want to compare the relative frequency of several types over a period rather than their absolute counts.

Definition:

Chart type: Pie (proportion)
Donut: on (hollow centre)
Series: three series, each a different type and colour

Cumulative total (area chart)

A line chart set to cumulative mode renders as a climbing curve — it shows the running total of events so far rather than the count per day. Pairing this with Fit y-axis keeps the chart zoomed in to the range where your data actually moves, which is especially useful when the running total is already large and the day-to-day change is small by comparison.

Definition:

Chart type: Line
Fill: on (renders as area chart)
Cumulative: on
Fit y-axis: on

To use **From total** (start the running total from your all-time count before the selected range), enable **Cumulative** and then enable **From total** in the same series settings. This keeps the number climbing continuously instead of resetting to zero at the range start.