Bar Chart

Step 1

Choose range and output

Use the current selection or the full table. Output decides whether to create a new figure or add to an existing one.

Current selection: all rows, Cost

Full table: 88 rows, 3 columns

New figure

Add to existing figure

Category Column

X column: Column 1⌄

Y Value Column

Column 2 · Y⌄

Error Bars

None⌄

Step 2

One-level comparison: one category column plus one Y value column. Choose None when no error data is available.

Step 3

Outer group controls X-axis groups; inner category controls bars inside each group.

Outer Group

X column: Column 1⌄

Inner Category

Y column titles⌄

Y Value Column

Column 2 · Y⌄

Error Bars

None⌄

Row Index

Use table row numbers as categories when no category column exists.

X column

Use the column marked as X for categories, such as wavelength, time, or sample ID.

Text column

Use a text column as category names, such as samples, groups, or condition labels.

Y column titles

Use multiple Y-column titles as inner categories for wide-format data.

Step 4

Grouped bar dropdowns can use row numbers or Y-column titles, not only regular data columns.

Tip: add multiple normal bar charts to an existing figure to merge them into a grouped bar chart.

These are the common settings for this plot type. For detailed line, marker, axis, legend, and font styling, see Styling.