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How to format a chart for a report in YakCharts

A chart in a PDF or an email can't be hovered, so it has to carry its own numbers and fit the page. Set the palette, the image size and value labels before you share it.

Before you start

  • A YakCharts account (the free plan includes the Chart Editor)
Transcript

Make a chart readable on paper: bolder colours, the right size, and the numbers on the bars.

Set Chart Type to Bar Chart. YakCharts loads sample data, so you can watch every change in the preview.

Under Color Theme, choose High Contrast for stronger colours that stay distinct on a printed page.

Set the width to six hundred and the height to four hundred pixels, so the image fits a typical email or a report column.

Turn on Show Values on Bars so readers see each number without hovering, then set Legend Position to Top.

Steps

  1. Start from a bar chart ▶ 0:07

    In Chart Editor, set Chart Type to Bar Chart.

    Chart Editor with Bar Chart selected and sample data in the preview

  2. Choose a palette ▶ 0:15

    For Color Theme, choose High Contrast.

    Color Theme set to High Contrast with the preview redrawn

  3. Set the image size ▶ 0:22

    Enter 600 for Width (px) and 400 for Height (px).

    Width and Height fields set to 600 and 400

  4. Add value labels ▶ 0:31

    Select Show Values on Bars, then set Legend Position to Top.

    Preview with values printed on each bar and the legend above the chart
ResultThe preview shows the chart at the new size with values printed on the bars and the legend at the top.

Next steps

Updated 2026-10-26