How to Create a Table with Existing Data

Chart Plus Cloud allows you to easily create powerful charts on Office 365 pages. When you have a pre-existing dataset which can be pulled from, you are able to use this information to create different charts as needed.

If you do not have a dataset already, please see this article about setting up a new dataset.

Contents

Set Up

  1. Firstly, navigate to the page where you would like to have your chart placed.
  2. Next, click on Insert and then Web Part from the title bar.
  3. Click on the "Web Part" button under "Insert"

  4. This will open the list of parts belonging to your organization.
  5. Select the Chart Plus app that you want from the list and click on Add. If there is no satisfactory Chart Plus app, you may need to create one.
  6. At this point, a new Chart Plus instance with the dataset that was specified when the object was first created. If you need to make any changes to this particular instance, read on; you will be able to add, remove, and edit the items on the list.

Editing Items

Method 1 – Works for Any Edits

  1. Click on the edit link located at the top of your Chart Plus instance.
  2. Add or Edit a Chart Plus Instance

  3. This will make your whole instance editable.
  4. This image shows the Chart Plus instance being edited.

  5. Change or add any rows in the instance. When you would like to save your changes, click on the Stop link to stop editing the instance.

Method 2 – Only for Adding

  1. Click on the the new item link located at the top of your Chart Plus instance.
  2. Add or Edit a Chart Plus Instance

  3. This will bring you to the New Item page.
  4. Fill in the information for each column (as needed). When finished, click on Save.
  5. Example page for adding a new item to a Chart Plus instance

  6. At this point, your new item will have been inserted into the instance.