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

# Chart a view

> Turn the rows in a view into a chart, and read it without leaving the table.

A chart turns the rows in front of you into a picture, right where you are. It draws over whatever the grid has loaded, so it always matches your filter and view.

<Frame caption="A table shown as a chart, breaking down one column.">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/oneprofile/images/tables/charts.png" alt="The grid switched to chart view, showing a bar chart of row counts by Industry, with Show as grid available from the same menu to switch back." />
</Frame>

## Open the chart

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the view menu">
    Open the view control in the toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Show as chart">
    Choose **Show as chart**. The same menu offers **Show as grid** to switch back.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Pick a shape

Choose one shape at a time from the toolbar above the chart:

* **Breakdown**, counting rows by a **Column**
* **Numeric by category**, comparing a **Value** across a **Group by** column, as a **Sum** or an **Average**
* **Count over time**, plotting rows by a **Date column**

## What it draws

A chart always matches your filter and active view, since it draws the same rows the grid has loaded. A caption under it says how many rows are covered, and asks you to scroll for the rest if more are still loading.

## Good to know

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What happens to a blank value in the charted column?">
    A blank cell groups under **(blank)** for **Breakdown** and **Numeric by category**. **Count over time** drops a row with no date instead, since there is nowhere to place it on the timeline.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does Average count blank cells as zero?">
    No. Average is computed only over rows that have a value in the value column, so blank cells never pull it down.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What happens once a column has too many distinct values?">
    The smallest categories fold into a single **Other** bucket, so a chart never draws one bar per unique value.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I save a chart or export it?">
    No. Chart mode is a way of looking at your rows, not a saved property of a view. It is not part of what a saved view remembers.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Views" icon="layout-grid" href="/tables/views">
    Save the filter and sort a chart is drawing from.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Filter, sort and search" icon="filter" href="/tables/filter-sort-and-search">
    Change what a chart covers by narrowing the rows first.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>