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Getting Started with Charts in elvex

Learn how to create beautiful, interactive charts with elvex

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elvex makes it easy to create beautiful, interactive charts using natural language. Whether you're working with your own data or need to visualize information from the web, you can create professional charts in seconds.

What you'll learn

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to:

  • Create your first chart using simple natural language

  • Customize chart appearance and styling

  • Work with different data sources

  • Iterate and refine your charts

Creating your first chart

The simplest way to create a chart in elvex is to just ask for what you want. elvex will handle the data and chart creation for you.

Example 1: Basic bar chart with sample data

Try this in any elvex conversation:

Create a sample bar chart showing monthly sales for a small business

elvex will generate sample data and create a bar chart for you. You'll see an interactive chart that you can hover over to see details.

Example 2: Line chart with real data

You can also ask elvex to find real data from the web:

Look up the US national debt over the last 10 years and create a line chart of the data

elvex will search for current data and create a line chart showing the trend over time.

Example 3: Pie chart

Create a pie chart showing the breakdown of expenses for a typical household budget

Customizing your charts

Once you have a basic chart, you can easily customize it by describing what you want to change in natural language:

Changing colors

Make the bars blue and green

Adjusting size and layout

Make the pie chart half as big and add a title "Household Budget"

Adding multiple chart types

Add a line graph overlay in yellow showing the trend

Styling improvements

Make it look more professional with a clean white background

Working with your own data

If you have data files uploaded to elvex or connected through datasources, you can create charts from that data:

Create a bar chart from my sales data showing revenue by product category

elvex will automatically find and use your data to create the visualization.

What chart styles are available in elvex?

elvex offers a wide range of chart styles to suit various data types and visualization needs:

  • Bar Charts (vertical and horizontal)

  • Line Charts

  • Pie and Donut Charts

  • Scatter Plots

  • Map Charts

  • Area Charts

  • Heatmaps

  • Box Plots

  • Histograms

  • Bubble Charts

  • Radar/Spider Charts

  • Treemaps

  • Sankey Diagrams

Each of these styles has its own strengths and is suited to different types of data and analysis goals. The AI assistant can help you choose the most appropriate style based on your data and what you want to communicate.

What's next?

Now that you know the basics, you can:

  • Explore different chart types like scatter plots, maps, and complex dashboards

  • Learn about advanced customization options

Tips for success

  • Ask for inspiration: If you don't know the best way to visualize your data, ask elvex for some ideas. You can ask "What are some good visualizations for this data?"

  • Iterate freely: You can always ask to modify colors, sizes, titles, and more

  • Combine chart types: elvex can create complex visualizations with multiple chart types

  • Use natural language: Describe what you want in plain English - elvex will figure out the technical details

Ready to create your first chart? Just start a conversation with elvex and ask for the visualization you need!

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