Pie and doughnut charts

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Introduction to pie and doughnut charts
Change the slice order

Introduction to pie and doughnut charts

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A pie chart or doughnut chart is a special case of a 100% stacked column chart with only one category (column) of data.

think-cell pie chart example

The doughnut chart shows a circular, unfilled area in the middle of the chart.

think-cell doughnut chart example

Each slice of a pie chart or doughnut chart shows four handles, when selected. Each of the handles can be dragged with the mouse to rotate the pie. When rotating, the handles snap at positions 0^∘, 90^∘, 180^∘ and 270^∘, making it easy to create an aesthetically pleasing layout.

The pie chart or doughnut chart remembers which handle you were dragging when rotating the chart and preserves the correct orientation even when the data is changed. In addition, you can drag the handles away from the pie in order to emphasize the respective pie slice.

think-cell exploded pie chart example

You can drag a handle to change the size of the hole in the doughnut chart.

think-cell doughnut chart hole size handle

By changing the size to 0%, you change the doughnut chart into a pie chart. You can also use this handle to create a hole in a pie chart, turning it into a doughnut chart.

The labels of the pie chart or doughnut chart support the label content property, which lets you choose if you want to display absolute values, percentages, or both (Label content). Additionally you can move each outer label to place it anywhere on the outer edge of the respective slice.

think-cell pie chart moving labels

To add a title label to a doughnut chart, use Add Title from its context menu.

Universal connectors can be used to connect pie charts or doughnut charts with other chart types (see Universal connectors).

Change the slice order

You can change the order in which slices appear in pie and doughnut charts. To do so, follow these steps:

Select the chart to open its mini toolbar.
On the Segment Order menu, choose the slice order that you want.
- Sheet Order Clockwise: Slices appear clockwise in the same order as the linked data range.
- Sheet Order Counterclockwise: Slices appear counterclockwise in the same order as the linked data range.
- Ascending Order Clockwise: Slices appear clockwise from smallest to largest.
- Descending Order Clockwise: Slices appear clockwise from largest to smallest.