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Creating charts from data

There are two ways to create charts in FileMaker Pro:

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You can create a quick chart in Browse mode. When you start this way, FileMaker Pro sets up the chart for you based on the current state of the database. You can use the Chart Setup dialog box to modify a quick chart. You can print the chart or save it on a new layout, if you have the correct privileges. See Creating quick charts.

•	You can use the Chart tool in Layout mode to create a chart. With this method, you specify each setting. You can create the chart on a new layout or you can add the chart to an existing layout. See Creating and editing charts in Layout mode.

Important  In FileMaker Pro, charts update dynamically as data changes. Charts that display summary data remain accurate as long as you maintain the required sort order. If you change the sort order, the chart may no longer show your data comparison.

Notes

•	You can move charts within a layout part or move charts to other layout parts. See Moving objects on a layout.

•	You can place tooltips on charts. See Adding tooltips on layouts.

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You can set charts to resize automatically when you resize the FileMaker Pro window or you can precisely resize charts. Resizing settings also apply to Preview mode and printing, when the page size is different from the size of the layout being viewed or printed. See Resizing and reshaping objects and Setting auto-resize options for layout objects.

•	If you copy a chart in Browse or Find mode, then paste it onto a layout, the copy of the chart is a bitmap image that will not update when data changes. You can’t edit a bitmap image of a chart.

•	FileMaker Pro displays a placeholder image of your chart in Layout mode.