Creating a chart using the Chart Web Part

The Chart Web Part is a great tool for charting a small data set. Your data will need to be already organized to be ready for charting, as the Web Part won't rollup data or calculate totals. This recipe shows you how to chart data from a SharePoint list to display sales figures.

Getting ready

This recipe works for:

• SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition

• SharePoint 2010 Online (Office 365 Edition)

You will need a SharePoint site with a page where you will insert the chart and a list called Sales containing the following columns:

Column Name	Data Type
Title	(Built In)
Region	Choice: North South East West
Net Sales	Number

If you need help creating the list, refer to the Creating a custom list recipe in Chapter 3. Once you have created the list, add rows of data as shown in the following table:

Title	Region	Net Sales
Sales North	North	10000
Sales South	South	34000
Sales East	East	5000
Sales West	West	12000

You will need the Design or Full...