Charts

Every chart type, when to use it, and how to format and explore it.

• Chart types Every chart type in Halo, what each one takes and what each one is for, with live examples you can hover and read as a table.
• Choosing a chart Start from the question you're answering and pick the chart that answers it, with live examples for each kind of question.
• Number formats How Halo displays numbers, currency, percentages, basis points, durations and compact values, how to write your own format such as #,##0.00, and where to set them.
• Trend lines, forecasts and reference lines Add a trend, a forecast, a comparison or a target line to a chart, and know exactly how Halo works each one out.
• Exploring a chart Read a chart closely: hover for values, use the legend, switch to a table, filter by clicking, drill in and download.
• Color rules Mark bars and table cells that meet a rule with status colors, data bars and scales, without letting color carry the meaning alone.
• Maps Shade countries, US states, ZIP codes or your own regions by a number, or place points by latitude and longitude.
• Data alerts Follow a chart's number and hear when it crosses a line or moves by a percentage. Each alert reads as you, and only you see it.
• Code charts and Code elements Draw a chart’s rows any way you like with HTML and Halo’s code, put code on a report that reads several charts, and lay out a whole report page as code.