> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sourcetable.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Visualizations overview

> Create charts, graphs, dashboards, and interactive data visualizations in Sourcetable.

Sourcetable provides multiple ways to visualize your data — from simple bar charts to interactive Sankey diagrams and geographic maps. Create visualizations manually from the toolbar, or describe what you want and let the AI build it.

## Visualization engines

Sourcetable uses three visualization engines, each suited to different use cases:

| Engine | Best for | Interactivity |
| - | - | - |
| **SourceCharts** | Common charts embedded in the spreadsheet (bar, line, donut, scatter, polar, combo) | Basic — hover tooltips, legend toggle |
| **ECharts** | Advanced charts with animations and rich interactivity (heatmaps, Sankey, tree maps, gauges) | High — zoom, pan, brush select, animations |
| **Plotly** | Statistical and scientific charts, pivot visualizations, 3D plots | High — zoom, pan, hover details, export |

The AI selects the best engine automatically based on what you ask for. You can also specify a preference.

## Creating visualizations

### With AI (recommended)

Open the AI chat (`Cmd+\` / `Ctrl+\`) and describe the visualization:

* "Create a bar chart of revenue by quarter"
* "Show a heatmap of correlations between all numeric columns"
* "Build a Sankey diagram showing customer journey from signup to purchase"
* "Make a candlestick chart of AAPL stock price for the last 6 months"

### From the toolbar

1. Select your data range (including headers)
2. Click **Insert > Chart**
3. Choose a chart type
4. Configure axes, series, colors, and labels in the chart editor

## Modifying visualizations

After creating a chart, ask the AI to modify it:

* "Change the colors to a warm palette"
* "Add data labels showing percentages"
* "Switch to a stacked bar chart"
* "Add a trend line"
* "Make the y-axis logarithmic"

> [card] [Chart types](https://sourcetable.com/docs/visualizations/chart-types.md)
>
> Browse all 30+ supported chart types with examples.

> [card] [Dashboards](https://sourcetable.com/docs/visualizations/dashboards.md)
>
> Build multi-chart dashboards and publish them.

> [card] [Maps](https://sourcetable.com/docs/visualizations/maps.md)
>
> Create geographic visualizations with choropleth, bubble, and population maps.


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