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Creating Your First Chart

Step-by-step guide to creating and exporting your first chart in ChartPuppy.

Creating Your First Chart

Let’s walk through creating your first chart in ChartPuppy. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a beautiful chart ready to share.

Step 1: Choose a Chart Type

From your dashboard, click New Chart and select a chart type:

  • Bar Chart - Great for comparing categories
  • Line Chart - Perfect for trends over time
  • Pie Chart - Ideal for showing proportions
  • Area Chart - Good for cumulative data

Step 2: Enter Your Data

You have several options for adding data:

Manual Entry

Click on the data table and enter your values directly. Each row represents a data point.

| Month    | Sales  |
|----------|--------|
| January  | 1200   |
| February | 1850   |
| March    | 2100   |

Upload CSV

Click Import CSV and upload a file. ChartPuppy will automatically detect columns and data types.

Connect a Source

Link a Google Sheet or API endpoint for automatic data updates. See Data Sources for details.

Step 3: Customize Your Chart

Colors

Choose from preset palettes or create your own. Click any color swatch to customize.

Labels

  • Title - The main chart heading
  • Subtitle - Additional context
  • Axis Labels - Describe your X and Y axes
  • Legend - Label your data series

Styling

Adjust fonts, sizes, and spacing to match your brand.

Step 4: Preview and Export

Click Preview to see how your chart will look. Then export in your preferred format:

  • PNG - Best for social media
  • SVG - Perfect for websites (scales to any size)
  • Link - Shareable URL that always shows the latest data

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