A pie chart shows how a total divides into parts. Each slice is sized by its value, coloured from your active theme, and labelled, so a reader sees the breakdown at a glance. You build the chart from a short list of label and value rows, with no spreadsheet required.
Adding one
Open the floating palette and switch to the Tools tab, then find the Data section.
Pick Pie. It drops onto the canvas with sample data so it looks finished straight away.
Editing the data
Right-click the chart to open its context menu and find the Data category. It edits inline, one row per slice, and each row has:
- A recolourable swatch to set that slice's colour.
- A label for the slice name.
- A value that sizes the slice.
You can add and remove rows, and the chart redraws live as you type. New slices default to variants of the active theme, so the chart reads as part of your diagram out of the box, but you can override any slice's colour with its swatch.
Two more categories tune the display. The Chart category has a Legend toggle, on by default, that shows or hides the label key beside the chart. The Animation category carries chart-specific animations (None / Grow / Pop / Spin / Pulse) with a Speed row and a Repeat toggle; Grow and Pop play once as an entrance, while Spin and Pulse loop. Hovering a slice always shows a tooltip with its label and value, whether or not the legend is on.
Because slice colours default to your theme, changing the diagram's theme restyles the chart to match without any per-slice work.
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