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Visualize sankey chart: easy guide, free example

Explain how energy sources feed power and split into residential and industrial use, checking balance at the shared node.

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Visualization guides

Visualize radar diagram: easy guide, free example

Compare a profile across several measures while checking the independent normalization used on each radial axis.

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Visualize polar area chart: easy guide, free example

Compare nonnegative category values through sector areas with equal angles, rather than treating radius as value.

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Visualize radial bar chart: easy guide, free example

Compare category values as concentric arcs and keep the shared scale explicit.

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Visualize radial line graph: easy guide, free example

Explore an ordered cycle, checking that the final-to-first connection has a meaningful interpretation.

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Visualize radial area chart: easy guide, free example

Show a cyclic measure with a filled radial outline while disclosing that area can exaggerate visual differences.

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Visualize sunburst: easy guide, free example

Follow parent-to-child business revenue across rings, checking that hierarchy levels are not counted twice.

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Visualize icicle diagram: easy guide, free example

Read a revenue hierarchy from parent blocks to child blocks using nested rectangular spans.

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Visualize packed circles: easy guide, free example

Explore hierarchical revenue groups through nested circles, using the table when precise ranking matters.

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Visualize waffle chart: easy guide, free example

Present survey shares as a finite grid and disclose the rounding needed to turn shares into cells.

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Visualize unit chart: easy guide, free example

Represent an aggregate share with repeated units while making clear that marks are not individual respondent records.

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Visualize proportional area chart: easy guide, free example

Compare market revenue through proportional areas rather than assigning revenue directly to radius or diameter.

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Visualize word cloud: easy guide, free example

Use explicit label weights for a compact overview; this example does not automatically extract words from documents.

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Visualize streamgraph: easy guide, free example

Explore changing component patterns on a shifted baseline, then use another view for precise level comparisons.

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Visualize stacked area chart: easy guide, free example

Show additive components over time only when all series share a unit and their sum is meaningful.

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Visualize spline graph: easy guide, free example

Present an ordered trend with interpolation, explaining that a smooth curve does not add new observations.

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Visualize stepped line: easy guide, free example

Show values that remain effective until the next recorded change rather than implying continuous movement.

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Visualize slope chart: easy guide, free example

Connect two comparable measures for each category and inspect the direction and size of the endpoint gap.

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Visualize bump chart: easy guide, free example

Track changes in rank through ordered observations without mistaking a rank shift for a large value change.

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Visualize parallel coordinates: easy guide, free example

Explore multivariate country profiles after checking each numeric axis and the effects of independent scaling.

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Visualize range area: easy guide, free example

Visualize two supplied bounds across categories without calling the band a confidence interval unless the method supports it.

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Visualize error bars: easy guide, free example

Display supplied lower and upper bounds as capped intervals; the renderer does not estimate uncertainty from raw observations.

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Visualize column range: easy guide, free example

Compare lower and upper values for each category without adding the two endpoints as if they were components.

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Visualize candlestick: easy guide, free example

Show open, high, low and close in the required order and keep the reporting interval explicit.

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Visualize pyramid chart: easy guide, free example

Compare ordered stage values in a tapered layout without assuming every stage is a conserved flow.

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Visualize semi-circle donut: easy guide, free example

Present a few part-to-whole survey shares in a half-circle while retaining the numeric percentages.

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Visualize angular gauge: easy guide, free example

Compare one measure to its intended target and explain the maximum before interpreting the dial.

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Visualize progress bars: easy guide, free example

Show actual-to-target progress while checking how zero targets and values above target are handled.

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Visualize marimekko: easy guide, free example

Compare category size and internal composition together, using a table to verify both dimensions.

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Visualize lollipop chart: easy guide, free example

Rank market revenue with a stem and endpoint, retaining a common zero baseline for length comparison.

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Visualize butterfly chart: easy guide, free example

Compare two district measures on opposing sides while making the sign and centerline convention explicit.

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Visualize violin plot: easy guide, free example

Compare group distributions through estimated density, checking sample size before treating the shape as stable.

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Visualize beeswarm: easy guide, free example

Keep individual repeated observations visible by separating marks that would otherwise overlap.

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Visualize strip plot: easy guide, free example

Show individual observations along a group axis while checking whether identical values overlap.

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Visualize jitter plot: easy guide, free example

Separate overlapping observations with positional jitter that is display displacement rather than measured variation.

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Visualize hexagonal binning: easy guide, free example

Summarize dense paired observations in hexagonal bins and disclose how bin size changes the apparent pattern.

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Visualize connected scatter: easy guide, free example

Connect paired observations only when row order represents a meaningful sequence, not alphabetical country order.

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Visualize ternary plot: easy guide, free example

Inspect three positive components after choosing a meaningful common total; unrelated indicators do not form a valid composition.

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Visualize network: easy guide, free example

Explore source-target connections and weights without interpreting layout distance as geographic or causal distance.

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Visualize arc diagram: easy guide, free example

Read connections between ordered nodes and use link values rather than arc height for quantities.

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Visualize chord diagram: easy guide, free example

Explore weighted relationships among groups while checking direction and repeated links in the source table.

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Visualize alluvial diagram: easy guide, free example

Show transitions between named stages, ensuring that similarly named categories at different stages remain identifiable.

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Visualize control chart: easy guide, free example

Explore an ordered process measure with displayed reference limits, checking how the implementation derives those limits.

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Visualize circular heatmap: easy guide, free example

Arrange a matrix around a circle when the category order is useful and a rectangular heatmap remains available for comparison.

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Visualize spiral heatmap: easy guide, free example

Explore a long ordered sequence through color while keeping its time order and color scale explicit.

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Visualize choropleth map: easy guide, free example

Compare regional intensity with a rate or clearly named total and review every unmatched geographic identifier.

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Visualize point map: easy guide, free example

Place stores or events using latitude and longitude, checking coordinate order against known locations.

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Visualize bubble map: easy guide, free example

Show a numeric measure at each store location while preserving a size legend and checking overlap.

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Visualize clustered points: easy guide, free example

Group nearby store points at the current map scale without presenting clusters as administrative regions.

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Visualize geographic density: easy guide, free example

Explore where recorded locations concentrate, keeping observation coverage separate from real-world risk.

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Visualize flow map: easy guide, free example

Connect trade-route origins and destinations using a common flow unit and an explicit direction.

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Visualize bivariate map: easy guide, free example

Compare two regional measures together only after explaining the two-dimensional color legend.

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Visualize category map: easy guide, free example

Assign regions to named categories without implying that categorical colors form a numeric ranking.

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Visualize bar chart: easy guide, free example

Rank regional revenue so readers can compare market totals from one zero baseline.

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Visualize horizontal bar: easy guide, free example

Give long country or department names enough space in a ranked comparison.

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Visualize column chart: easy guide, free example

Compare a short list of market totals with vertical columns and readable labels.

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Visualize grouped bar: easy guide, free example

Compare two measures within each district while keeping a shared baseline.

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Visualize stacked bar: easy guide, free example

Show how components contribute to each district total before comparing the totals.

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Visualize line chart: easy guide, free example

Trace solar, wind and hydropower observations in time order without confusing levels with growth rates.

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Visualize area chart: easy guide, free example

Emphasize the level of a time series while checking whether overlapping fills hide another series.

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Visualize histogram: easy guide, free example

Inspect the distribution of a numeric field before reporting its average or fitting a model.

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Visualize box plot: easy guide, free example

Compare medians, spread and unusual observations across groups rather than relying on a single mean.

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Visualize pie chart: easy guide, free example

Show a small set of mutually exclusive survey shares that belong to one complete total.

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Visualize donut chart: easy guide, free example

Present survey composition when a compact part-to-whole view matters more than exact ranking.

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Visualize scatter plot: easy guide, free example

Compare paired income and life-expectancy values while retaining the country behind every point.

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Visualize bubble chart: easy guide, free example

Add population as a third numeric dimension without changing the income and life-expectancy coordinates.

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Visualize heatmap: easy guide, free example

Compare a district-by-measure matrix using one explained color scale and the original numbers.

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Visualize treemap: easy guide, free example

Compare business-unit revenue shares while keeping parent groups and child categories distinguishable.

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Visualize sankey chart: easy guide, free example

Explain how energy sources feed power and split into residential and industrial use, checking balance at the shared node.

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Visualize grouped column: easy guide, free example

Compare two district-level measures with adjacent columns, retaining the same unit for both series.

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Visualize stacked column: easy guide, free example

Show both district totals and the components making up each total in a compact vertical layout.

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Visualize 100% stacked bar: easy guide, free example

Compare relative district composition after normalizing each row to its own total.

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Visualize 100% stacked column: easy guide, free example

Compare percentage composition vertically while using a separate table for absolute district totals.

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Visualize column + line: easy guide, free example

Show revenue and EBITDA margin together while labeling the independent currency and percentage scales.

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Visualize waterfall chart: easy guide, free example

Reconcile opening revenue, signed changes and closing revenue without counting totals as another change.

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Visualize funnel: easy guide, free example

Track ordered sales stages and calculate conversion only when the stages represent a comparable cohort.

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Visualize kpi chart: easy guide, free example

Present one current measure with a defined period and comparison instead of hiding the denominator.

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Visualize likert / diverging: easy guide, free example

Compare agreement distributions using ordered response categories and a clearly defined neutral midpoint.

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Visualize gantt chart: easy guide, free example

Show task start and end dates to reveal overlap without treating a schedule as proof of completion.

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Visualize dot plot: easy guide, free example

Compare actual performance against a common numeric scale with less ink than filled bars.

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Visualize dumbbell: easy guide, free example

Show the gap between budget and actual for each category, keeping both endpoints visible.

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Visualize bullet chart: easy guide, free example

Compare actual performance to target on the same scale with the target defined before judging attainment.

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Visualize pareto chart: easy guide, free example

Find which revenue categories account for most of a total using descending values and cumulative share.

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Visualize correlation matrix: easy guide, free example

Inspect pairwise linear associations between numeric indicators after checking missing pairs and outliers.

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Visualize football field: easy guide, free example

Compare valuation intervals from different methods while keeping every method in the same currency and unit.

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Visualize data table: easy guide, free example

Keep exact category values available when readers need lookup, sorting and precise comparison.

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Analysis guides

Visualize summary statistics: easy steps and free data

Inspect valid count, missing values, mean and median before choosing a chart.

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Visualize period growth: easy steps and free data

Compare each ordered value with its previous observation; irregular gaps are not automatically annualized.

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Visualize year-over-year growth: easy steps and free data

Compare a dated monthly observation with the same month one year earlier, keeping unmatched months missing.

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Visualize month-over-month growth: easy steps and free data

Compare adjacent calendar months rather than whichever row happens to precede the current row.

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Visualize quarter-over-quarter comparison: easy steps and free data

With monthly input, Datamon uses a three-month calendar lag; aggregate quarter totals first when that is the intended measure.

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Visualize compound annual growth rate: easy steps and free data

Summarize endpoints over an explicit elapsed span; the resulting constant rate does not describe each intermediate year.

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Visualize share of total: easy steps and free data

Divide category totals by the same denominator and retain that denominator beside the percentages.

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Visualize top and bottom ranking: easy steps and free data

Sort a chosen measure with an explicit direction and limit; a selected top five is not the full distribution.

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Visualize moving average: easy steps and free data

Smooth an ordered series with a stated trailing window and distinguish early partial windows from complete ones.

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Visualize iqr outlier review: easy steps and free data

Flag observations outside IQR fences for review, keeping the original records until the cause is understood.

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Visualize correlation and regression: easy steps and free data

Calculate Pearson correlation and a linear fit on correctly paired numeric observations, then inspect the scatter plot.

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Visualize grouped totals: easy steps and free data

Combine repeated categories with an explicit sum, making the observation unit clear before aggregating.

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Visualize budget variance: easy steps and free data

Compare actual and comparison fields as matched pairs; a positive cost variance can be unfavorable.

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Visualize target attainment: easy steps and free data

Compare actual with a defined target and keep a zero target undefined rather than showing an infinite achievement rate.

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Visualize pareto contribution: easy steps and free data

Rank category totals and show cumulative contribution without assuming an 80/20 pattern must appear.

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Visualize stage conversion: easy steps and free data

Keep funnel stages in their operational order and compare stage volumes from the same reporting scope.

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Visualize base-100 indexing: easy steps and free data

Compare relative changes after dividing every value by the same positive baseline within its series.

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Visualize cumulative totals: easy steps and free data

Accumulate flow observations such as revenue through time; adding price levels usually has no useful interpretation.

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Visualize period returns: easy steps and free data

Calculate relative price changes in order and specify whether dividends, fees and currency effects are included.

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Visualize peak-to-current drawdown: easy steps and free data

Measure distance below the running peak, with zero meaning the series is at its recorded peak.

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Visualize contribution to change: easy steps and free data

Decompose actual-minus-comparison changes by category and reconcile their sum without adding an invented opening balance.

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Workspace features

Import CSV, TSV and Excel in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Start a recurring report from a clean observation table instead of a formatted worksheet with merged cells. The free example lets you inspect the expected shape before uploading your own file.

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Map data columns to visual roles in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

A correct chart starts with columns assigned to the intended roles. A source column belongs in Source for a Sankey, while a numeric predictor belongs in X for a scatter plot.

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Style individual chart series in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Highlight the series a report discusses while keeping comparison series readable. Datamon supports individual series settings rather than requiring a new chart for every visual treatment.

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Titles, labels and annotations in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Turn a chart into a figure that can stand on its own by naming the measure, observation period and source. Add an annotation only where it explains a specific mark or event.

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Fonts, canvas size and responsive figures in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Prepare a report figure at the dimensions where it will be read. Preview zoom changes the viewing scale, while canvas width and height determine the figure layout.

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Images and report branding in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Add an image layer when a logo or contextual image helps identify the report. Keep image decoration separate from the marks that encode the data.

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Export SVG, PNG, PDF and PowerPoint in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Deliver a chart in the format its destination needs. A report may need PDF, a web page PNG, and a design workflow SVG; the same project can produce separate outputs.

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Publish links and embed charts in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Share a public snapshot when readers need an interactive chart and its underlying values. Publishing and local file export are different delivery choices.

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Save, organize and back up projects in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Keep datasets, visual settings and annotations together so a report figure can be revised instead of reconstructed. Account saving and a downloaded backup provide different recovery paths.

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Datamon Intelligence and local analysis in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Use a deterministic calculation for numbers and an optional AI explanation for a draft interpretation. Review proposed chart edits against the current dataset before applying them.

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Animate charts and export video in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Explain a sequence through supported motion modes, keeping time and category roles separate. A useful animation shows change that a static frame cannot show as clearly.

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Geospatial import and regional mapping in Datamon: easy guide and free examples

Choose region boundaries or coordinates according to what each record represents. A store belongs to a point; a provincial rate belongs to the corresponding administrative region.

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