Lesson 3 of 6
Charts from your data
6 min read
You've got a column of numbers and no idea how to make a spreadsheet draw a chart. So you paste them into the chat and just... ask. Seconds later, there's your chart.
Numbers in, chart out
You don't need a spreadsheet or a single formula. Paste your numbers — sales by month, hours by task, whatever you've got — and ask for a chart. The assistant reads the table, works out what's a label and what's a value, and draws it. Then you pick the shape: bars to compare, a line for a trend, a pie for a share of the whole.
The same table can become different charts. You choose the shape that tells your story; the numbers stay the same underneath.
Pick the shape that fits the question
The chart type isn't decoration — each answers a different question. Bars compare separate things side by side. A line shows how one thing moves over time. A pie shows how a whole splits into parts. Ask what you're trying to show, and pick to match — or just try all three and see which reads clearest.
Not sure which chart to use? Ask the assistant "which chart fits this data?" and it'll suggest one and explain why. You can always switch — the numbers don't change, only the picture does.
The shape of it
- —Paste raw numbers and ask — the assistant reads the table and draws a chart.
- —The same data can be bars, a line, or a pie; you pick the shape.
- —Bars compare, a line shows a trend, a pie shows parts of a whole.
You've got monthly sign-ups for the last year and want to show whether they're trending up. Which chart fits best?
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