Visualize changes over time with bar race charts

1. Create or open an existing design.
2. From the editor side panel, select 
   Charts. If it's not there, select the
   Apps tab first, then Charts.
3. Under Bar race charts, select either the Single color bar race or Bar race chart.

Add data

1. Select your chart, then click
   Edit on the toolbar.
2. In the side panel, enter your chart values in the Data table. You can also select
   Expand data table for a full-screen view of your data.

Add rows and columns

1. To add a new row, choose a row, then click
   (More).
   1. Choose between Insert row before or Insert row after.
   2. To remove a row, choose Delete row.
2. To add a new column, choose a column, then click
   (More).
   1. Choose between Insert column before or Insert column after.
   2. To remove a column, choose Delete column.

Note: When editing data on Canva, use the Shift key on your keyboard to select multiple cells, rows, and columns. You can also click and drag to select multiple cells.

Sort data

1. To sort your chart data, select a column, then click on 
   (More).
2. Click Sort table A-Z to sort in ascending order, or click Sort table Z-A to sort in descending order.

1. Select or add a chart, then select
   Edit.
2. From the side panel, click
   Import data.
3. From here, you can choose to:
   1. Select Sheets to connect to data from Canva Sheets.
   2. Select a data source from the available options: Google Sheets, Salesforce, Google Analytics, HubSpot, World Bank.
   3.  Upload a CSV, XLSX, or TSV file by selecting
      Upload data.

Tip: After your data loads, you can use

4. If you chose a third-party app, sign in to the app (if required) and grant Canva permission to access your data.

5. Choose the specific dataset you want to use from the imported data.

6. Click Done to sync the data with your chart.

1. In the Chart panel, under the Data table, go to Chart setup.
2. Under Labels – What to show click the drop-down menu, and choose which column(s) you’d like to display.
3. Under Time period - What values to show, choose the values you’d like to display in the chart’s body.
4. Click the Color by dropdown and select a column of data to apply color.

1. Click on the chart to open the toolbar, then select
   Edit.
2. On the Chart panel, select the Customize tab.
3. To add a title and subtitle, enter your Title and Subtitle in their respective text fields.
4. Click on the X Axis or Y Axis dropdown.
   • To show or hide an axis, toggle Labels on or off.
   • To add a title, enter it in the Title field. The title limit is 128 characters.
5. Under Settings, you can:
   • Toggle gridlines on or off.
   • Set the maximum number of visible bars.
   • Adjust the chart playback speed.
   • Enable or disable loop playback.
   • Turn tooltips on to show details when you hover over the chart, or off to hide them.