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# Adding a chart - VideoScribe Legacy

## Charts will allow you to represent your data visually to explain and compare statistics. This article will show you how to add different types of charts to your scribe.

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#### **Step 1. Add a chart and select the chart type**

- To add a chart to your scribe click the Add New Chart icon **(A)** in the bottom right of the screen.
- There are 3 types of chart to choose from - line, pie and bar. You can change the chart type by selecting either Bar, Pie or Line from the dropdown menu **(B)**.
- The chart can be displayed in color or as plain outlines by checking or unchecking the colour checkbox **(C)**.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039942977originalUHTyXcvBYOYYMCwYfh4XbOeqLBEN4buwSg.png)

#### **Step 2. Type in your labels and data values**

- For each chart type you need to specify some Labels **(D)** and some Data Values **(E)**.
- If you specify 4 labels, you should also specify 4 data values. Labels and data values must be separated by commas.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039943009originalC9zs_j6aiE3zyE3voqby7t23hk3zx-xpNQ.png)

#### **Step 3. Choose the label font**

- The default font is ‘Basic’ and you can change this using the dropdown menu **(F)**.

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#### **Step 4. Choose the label location**

- You can choose the label location to be inside or outside the chart **(G)**.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039943034original7yei-FDmRsk32C1d4QbtCyESNT2JpzyQig.png)

- When the label location is chosen to be inside the chart: 
    - For bar charts the labels will be inside the bars **(H)**.
    - For pie charts the labels will be inside each segment **(I)**.
    - For line charts the labels will be next to the line points **(J)**.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039943041originaleA4MAasTB9_X9i22o2gfH2bu9-glPxSQWg.png)

- When the label location is chosen to be outside the chart: 
    - For bar charts the labels will be below the bars **(K)**.
    - For pie charts the labels will be outside the corresponding segment **(L)**.
    - For line charts the label will be below the horizontal axis (the bottom line) **(M)**.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039943049originallirh4FDSEqX6M7cae8C14jRGij_8SZpzyA.png)

#### **Step 5. Choose the border thickness of the chart and save**

- Use the plus and minus icons **(O)** to increase and decrease the width of the chart borders.
- For bar charts this will affect the thickness of the lines around the bars.
- For pie charts this will affect the thickness of the outer circle and dividing lines.
- For line charts this will affect the thickness of the horizontal and vertical axes (the bottom and side lines).
- When you have finished click the tick **(P)** to save your chart and view it on the canvas.

![](https://help.videoscribe.co/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction11039943072originalPz6RZPDC9Fu7V_FrjsQUFNo9gtXp3BGnaA.png)

#### **Step 6. Editing a chart**

- If you need to change the chart you can do so in the chart’s properties.
- Open the chart’s properties by double clicking it on the canvas, or by double clicking it’s thumbnail in the timeline, or by clicking the properties icon on it’s thumbnail **(Q)**.

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- The properties can be edited (including changing the chart type) by choosing the ‘Edit Chart’ tab **(R)**.
- When you have finished editing, click the tick icon **(S)** to confirm.

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