Use an interactive chart

An interactive chart presents data in stages so that you can emphasize the relationship between groups of data. Interactive charts can be used to show data such as sales by group over time, expenses by department, and population changes by country per continent. The example below shows the growth of three species during a three-year period.

Three stages of interactive chart, each showing different data set

You can interact with the chart using a slider and buttons or buttons only.

Use an interactive chart

  1. Select the chart.

  2. Click the Chart tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.

    If you don’t see a sidebar, or it doesn’t have a Chart tab, click Format inspector button in the toolbar.

  3. Click the disclosure triangle next to Interactive Chart, then choose an option from the pop-up menu.