LibreOffice 25.8 Help
On the first page of the Chart Wizard you can choose a chart type.
An XY chart in its basic form is based on one data series consisting of a name, a list of x‑values, and a list of y‑values. Each value pair (x|y) is shown as a point in a coordinate system. The name of the data series is associated with the y‑values and shown in the legend.
Choose an XY chart for the following example tasks:
scale the x‑axis
generate a parameter curve, for example a spiral
draw the graph of a function
explore the statistical association of quantitative variables
Your XY chart may have more than one data series.
You can choose an XY chart variant on the first page of the Chart Wizard, or by choosing for a chart in edit mode.
The chart is created with default settings. After the chart is finished, you can edit its properties to change the appearance. Line styles and icons can be changed on the Line tab page of the data series properties dialog.
Double-click any data point to open the
dialog. In this dialog, you can change many properties of the data series.For 2D charts, you can choose
to enable the display of error bars.You can enable the display of mean value lines and trend lines using commands on the Insert menu.
Each data point is shown by an icon. LibreOffice uses default icons with different forms and colors for each data series. The default colors are set in .
Points only
This variant draws straight lines from one data point to the next. The data points are not shown by icons.
The drawing order is the same as the order in the data series. Mark Sort by X Values to draw the lines in the order of the x values. This sorting applies only to the chart, not to the data in the table.
Lines only
This variant shows points and lines at the same time.
Points and Lines
The lines are shown like tapes. The data points are not shown by icons. In the finished chart choose 3D View to set properties like illumination and angle of view.
3D Lines
Choose Smooth from the Line type dropdown to draw curves instead of straight line segments.
Click Properties to set details for the curves.
Choose Stepped from the Line type dropdown to draw lines which step from point to point instead of straight line segments.
Click Properties to set details for the curves.
There are 4 different step types: