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Bubble Chart

Bubble chart can display data in three dimensions, which is used specifically for showcasing the relationships in social, economic, medical, and other scientific aspects. Bubble chart replaces data points by bubbles and the size of the bubble represents the data value.

Enable bubble chart feature

You can add bubble charts on your map by the following ways.

  • Click the Bubble Chart Settings button on the horizontal toolbar, and select Turn On in the Bubble Chart dialog.
  • Expand the Map Properties Panel to the right hand side of the editor. Bubble Chart can be toggled under the Map Features section.
    Enable bubble chart feature

You may follow our video tutorial to set up a bubble chart on map.

Bubble chart settings

You can change the look and feel of the charts in these ways.

  • Click the Bubble Chart Settings button on the horizontal toolbar.
  • Expand the Map Properties Panel to the right hand side of the editor. Bubble chart can be seen under the Map Features section. Click the Bubble Chart Settings button to open the settings dialog.
Bubble chart settings

Properties Description
Color (Positive Value) Change the color of bubbles with positive data values.
Color (Negative Value) Change the color of bubbles with negative data values.
Bubble Opacity Change the opacity of bubbles by using the slider. 0 (Zero) means fully transparent and 100 means fully opaque.
Maximum Bubble Radius Change the maximum size of the bubbles for the largest data in the bubble chart data using the slider.
Infobox Content

Set up the content of the infobox upon hovering of the bubbles by the mouse pointer. Our infobox supports HTML content, so you can add formatted text, images, audios, videos and even forms to the infobox. Please ensure that your content is well-formed and syntactically correct to avoid any formatting or display issues.

Two special variables are supported to show the region name/abbreviation and its data value:

  • _TITLE_: Display the name of abbreviation of the region.
  • _DATA_: Display the bubble chart data value of the region.

Setting up bubble chart data

You can add or modify your bubble chart data in these ways.

  • Select a region on the map and change the Bubble Chart Data value in the Region Properties panel.
  • Open the Data Grid and change the value in the Bubble Chart column directly.
  • You may export the Regional Properties from the Data Grid and change the bubble chart data using Microsoft Office or LibreOffice/OpenOffice Calc. Then import the data back into the Data Grid.

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