{"id":18723,"date":"2021-11-02T09:12:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T03:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=18723"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:06:36","slug":"a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Step-by-Step Guide to Charts: Data Visualization for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Every day we create a staggering <span class=\"s2\">\u00a02.5 quintillion bytes of data [1]<\/span> worldwide. The numbers are enormous and growing. The availability of so much raw information is reason enough for any individual or organization to start leveraging data to identify future prospects, find new opportunities, understand current trends and plan ahead. Stepping up your data visualization game should be one of your first steps towards gaining key insights and turning raw numbers into knowledge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/\">FusionCharts<\/a> can help you do exactly that.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FusionCharts is a graphing and charting library. It helps you create meaningful, effective, and powerful data presentations. To get you started, we put together a step-by-step guide to show how can generate your first set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/features\/data-plots\">data charts<\/a> using the FusionCharts library. It is easier than you think. For example here is a single\u00a0 HTML file that displays the data using a bar chart, line chart, and map. Open the HTML file in a web browser and you will see this:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2446\" height=\"1420\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled1.png 2446w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled1-300x174.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled1-768x446.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled1-1024x594.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2446px) 100vw, 2446px\" \/>\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_0_Create_an_HTML_File\" title=\"Step 0: Create an HTML File\">Step 0: Create an HTML File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_1_Import_Libraries\" title=\"Step 1: Import Libraries\">Step 1: Import Libraries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_2_Put_Together_your_Data\" title=\"Step 2: Put Together your Data\">Step 2: Put Together your Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_3_Specify_The_Chart_Configuration\" title=\"Step 3: Specify The Chart Configuration\">Step 3: Specify The Chart Configuration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_4a_Create_Your_First_Bar_Chart\" title=\"Step 4a: Create Your First Bar Chart\">Step 4a: Create Your First Bar Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_4b_Create_Your_First_Line_Chart\" title=\"Step 4b: Create Your First Line Chart\">Step 4b: Create Your First Line Chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Step_4c_Create_Your_First_Map\" title=\"Step 4c: Create Your First Map\">Step 4c: Create Your First Map<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Consolidated_Code\" title=\"Consolidated Code\">Consolidated Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/a-step-by-step-guide-to-charts\/#Where_Can_I_Explore_More_FusionCharts_Features\" title=\"Where Can I Explore More FusionCharts Features?\">Where Can I Explore More FusionCharts Features?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_0_Create_an_HTML_File\"><\/span>Step 0: Create an HTML File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nWant to make your own?\u00a0 First, create a new HTML file and name it &#8216;my_chart.html&#8217;. In the &#8216;head&#8217; section of the HTML file add the following style and headings. The style section renders components side by side.\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;title&gt;FusionCharts&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n&lt;style&gt;\r\n.chart-container {\r\n    width: 40%;\r\n    float:  left;\r\n    padding: 20px;\r\n    border: 2px solid lightblue;\r\n}  \r\n&lt;\/style&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;center&gt;&lt;h1&gt;My first Bar Chart, Line Chart and Map&lt;\/h1&gt;&lt;\/center&gt;\r\n&lt;center&gt;&lt;h2&gt;With Awesome FusionCharts Library&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;\/center&gt;<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Import_Libraries\"><\/span>Step 1: Import Libraries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nOnce you have your HTML file, you need the FusionCharts core library and the Fusion theme. You can directly import them by adding the following code to the header of the HTML file.\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;!-- Include fusioncharts core library --&gt;\r\n&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\/latest\/fusioncharts.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n&lt;!-- Include fusion theme --&gt;\r\n&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\/latest\/themes\/fusioncharts.theme.fusion.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Put_Together_your_Data\"><\/span>Step 2: Put Together your Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nFor this example, we&#8217;ll use a simple dataset of the percentage of land area occupied by various continents [2]. FusionCharts requires this data as a JSON or XML object. We&#8217;ll use JSON in this example.\r\n\r\nIn the HTML header, add the following script as &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217; using the &lt;script&gt; tag. For the data, all you need is the id, label, and value of individual data points, which are continents in this case.\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">const continentData = [\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"NA\",\r\n      label: \"North America\",\r\n      value: \"16.3\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"SA\",\r\n      label: \"South America\",\r\n      value: \"12.0\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AS\",\r\n      label: \"Asia\",\r\n      value: \"30.0\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"EU\",\r\n      label: \"Europe\",\r\n      value: \"6.7\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AF\",\r\n      label: \"Africa\",\r\n      value: \"20.3\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AU\",\r\n      label: \"Australia\",\r\n      value: \"5.2\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    }\r\n  ];<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Specify_The_Chart_Configuration\"><\/span>Step 3: Specify The Chart Configuration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nTo specify the chart configuration, we&#8217;ll use a JSON object. For now, we&#8217;ll leave the keys &#8216;type&#8217; and &#8216;renderAt&#8217; blank. The &#8216;type&#8217; key specifies the type of chart and &#8216;renderAt&#8217; specifies the HTML container, where you display the chart.\r\n\r\nIn the chart configuration, it is important to place a value in the &#8216;data&#8217; key, which specifies the actual data you will plot. Here is the chart configuration JSON:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">var chartConfig = {\r\n    type: \"\", \r\n    renderAt: \"\", \r\n    dataFormat: \"json\", \r\n    dataSource: {\r\n      chart: {\r\n        caption: \"Percentage of Land Area on Planet Earth\",\r\n        subCaption: \"Data Source: www.enchantedlearning.com\",\r\n        xAxisName: \"Continent\", \r\n        yAxisName: \"% Land Area\", \r\n        numberSuffix: \"%\",\r\n        theme: \"fusion\"   \r\n\r\n      },\r\n      data: continentData\r\n    }<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4a_Create_Your_First_Bar_Chart\"><\/span>Step 4a: Create Your First Bar Chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18727 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled2-1008x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled2-1008x1024.png 1008w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled2-295x300.png 295w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled2-768x780.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled2.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\nTo create a bar chart, we need to specify the type as &#8216;column2d&#8217; in the chartConfig JSON object. We also need to add a container to display the chart in. Create a div tag for this chart with the id &#8216;bar-chart-container&#8217; in the body of the HTML file.\r\n\r\nHere is the Javascript code for rendering the bar chart:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">function renderBar(){\r\n    \tchartConfig.type = 'column2d';\r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'bar-chart-container';\r\n    \tvar fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n    \tfusioncharts.render();\r\n    }\r\nFusionCharts.ready(renderBar);<\/pre>\r\nIn the body of the HTML file specify the corresponding div tag as:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;div class=\"chart-container\" id=\"bar-chart-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt;<\/pre>\r\nNote, we have added the class as &#8216;chart-container&#8217; for formatting two charts side by side. This is optional.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4b_Create_Your_First_Line_Chart\"><\/span>Step 4b: Create Your First Line Chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18726 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled3-1024x967.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled3-1024x967.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled3-300x283.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled3-768x726.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled3.png 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe &#8216;type&#8217; for a line chart is &#8216;line&#8217;. Add the following Javascript to the HTML file:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">function renderLine(){\r\n    \tchartConfig.type = 'line';   \t\r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'line-chart-container';        \r\n    \tvar fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n    \tfusioncharts.render();\r\n    }    \r\nFusionCharts.ready(renderLine)<\/pre>\r\nThe corresponding div tag in the HTML file is:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;div class=\"chart-container\" id=\"line-chart-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt;<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4c_Create_Your_First_Map\"><\/span>Step 4c: Create Your First Map<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18725 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4-1024x1024.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4-150x150.png 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4-300x300.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4-768x768.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Untitled4.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\nSpecify the &#8216;world&#8217; type for your map. Add the following Javascript code in the HTML file:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">function renderMap(){\r\n        chartConfig.type = 'world';     \r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'map-container';         \r\n        var fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n        fusioncharts.render();\r\n    }        \r\nFusionCharts.ready(renderMap);<\/pre>\r\nAlso, add the following div tag to the body of the HTML file:\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;center&gt; &lt;div id=\"map-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt; &lt;\/center&gt;<\/pre>\r\nYou can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusionmaps\">explore more map options and map types<\/a> to customize various features.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consolidated_Code\"><\/span>Consolidated Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThat&#8217;s it! We just created a bar chart, line chart, and map using 4 very simple steps. The consistent APIs allow us to create different types of charts and maps without much effort. Here is the entire consolidated code that you can paste into an HTML file and display in your web browser.\r\n<pre class=\"lang:markup\">&lt;html&gt;\r\n&lt;head&gt;\r\n&lt;title&gt;FusionCharts&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n&lt;style&gt;\r\n.chart-container {\r\n    width: 40%;\r\n    float:  left;\r\n    padding: 20px;\r\n    border: 2px solid lightblue;\r\n}  \r\n&lt;\/style&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;center&gt;&lt;h1&gt;My first Bar Chart, Line Chart and Map&lt;\/h1&gt;&lt;\/center&gt;\r\n&lt;center&gt;&lt;h2&gt;With Awesome FusionCharts Library&lt;\/h2&gt;&lt;\/center&gt;\r\n&lt;!-- Include fusioncharts core library --&gt;\r\n&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\/latest\/fusioncharts.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n&lt;!-- Include fusion theme --&gt;\r\n&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\/latest\/themes\/fusioncharts.theme.fusion.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\"&gt;\r\n    \r\n    \/\/ Specify data\r\n    const continentData = [\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"NA\",\r\n      label: \"North America\",\r\n      value: \"16.3\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"SA\",\r\n      label: \"South America\",\r\n      value: \"12.0\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AS\",\r\n      label: \"Asia\",\r\n      value: \"30.0\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"EU\",\r\n      label: \"Europe\",\r\n      value: \"6.7\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AF\",\r\n      label: \"Africa\",\r\n      value: \"20.3\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    },\r\n    {\r\n      id: \"AU\",\r\n      label: \"Australia\",\r\n      value: \"5.2\",\r\n      showLabel: \"1\"\r\n    }\r\n  ];\r\n\r\n  var chartConfig = {\r\n    type: \"\", \r\n    renderAt: \"\", \r\n    dataFormat: \"json\", \r\n    dataSource: {\r\n      chart: {\r\n        caption: \"Percentage of Land Area on Planet Earth\",\r\n        subCaption: \"Data Source: www.enchantedlearning.com\",\r\n        xAxisName: \"Continent\", \r\n        yAxisName: \"% Land Area\", \r\n        numberSuffix: \"%\",\r\n        theme: \"fusion\"   \r\n\r\n      },\r\n      \/\/ Connect the data\r\n      data: continentData\r\n    }\r\n  }; \r\n    \r\n    function renderBar(){\r\n    \tchartConfig.type = 'column2d';\r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'bar-chart-container';\r\n    \tvar fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n    \tfusioncharts.render();\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    function renderLine(){\r\n    \tchartConfig.type = 'line';   \t\r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'line-chart-container';        \r\n    \tvar fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n    \tfusioncharts.render();\r\n    }    \r\n\r\n    function renderMap(){\r\n        chartConfig.type = 'world';     \r\n        chartConfig.renderAt = 'map-container';         \r\n        var fusioncharts = new FusionCharts(chartConfig);\r\n        fusioncharts.render();\r\n    }        \r\n    \r\n    FusionCharts.ready(renderBar);\r\n    FusionCharts.ready(renderLine)\r\n    FusionCharts.ready(renderMap);\r\n\r\n&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;\/head&gt;\r\n&lt;body&gt;\r\n&lt;!-- Add all the containers --&gt;\t\r\n&lt;div class=\"chart-container\" id=\"bar-chart-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt;\t\t\r\n&lt;div class=\"chart-container\" id=\"line-chart-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt;     \r\n&lt;center&gt; &lt;div id=\"map-container\"&gt;FusionCharts XT will load here!&lt;\/div&gt; &lt;\/center&gt;   \r\n&lt;\/body&gt;\r\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/pre>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Can_I_Explore_More_FusionCharts_Features\"><\/span>Where Can I Explore More FusionCharts Features?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nFusionCharts is a beautiful charting and graphing library. There are over 100+ charts, graphs, and gauges along with 2000+ choropleth maps that offer stunning and awesome visualizations. The best thing is that FusionCharts APIs are extremely easy to call from your choice of development framework including Javascript, Svelte, jQuery, React, Django, Ruby on Rails, and more.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\">Explore FusionCharts Suite XT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/download\/fusioncharts-suite-xt\">download your free trial today<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[1] https:\/\/www.domo.com\/learn\/data-never-sleeps-5?aid=ogsm072517_1&amp;sf100871281=1\r\n[2] https:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/geography\/continents\/Land.shtml\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day we create a staggering \u00a02.5 quintillion bytes of data [1] worldwide. The numbers are enormous and growing. 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