Specifications

About graphs
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Types of graphs
InfoMaker provides many types of graphs for you to choose from. You choose
the type on the Define Graph Style page in the report wizard or in the General
page in the Properties view for the graph.
Area, bar, column, and line graphs
Area, bar, column, and line graphs are conceptually very similar. They differ
only in how they physically represent the data values—whether they use areas,
bars, columns, or lines to represent the values. All other properties are the
same. Typically you use area and line graphs to display continuous data and use
bar and column graphs to display noncontinuous data.
The only difference between a bar graph and a column graph is the orientation:
in column graphs, values are plotted along the y axis and categories are plotted
along the x axis. In bar graphs, values are plotted along the x axis and
categories are plotted along the y axis.