Area Graph Visual

Area Graph Visual

Step 1: AI Initiates the Chat

Summaro AI: "Hello! I'm your data visual assistant. I can help you create an Area Graph. To get started, please tell me which spreadsheet you'd like to use, or I can show you a list of available spreadsheets."

Step 2: User Selects Spreadsheet

User: “Company Financials”
Summaro AI: “Got it! I found the following sheets in 'Company Financials':
  1. Balance Sheet
  2. Ratios
  3. Cashflow Yearly
    Which one would you like to use?”

Step 3: User Selects Sheet

User: “Ratios”
Summaro AI: “You’ve selected 'Ratios'. Let me take a look and suggest some options for your Area Graph.”

Step 4: AI Suggests Visual Configurations

“Here are a few options:

Profitability Ratios – Net Operating Profit Margin, Return on Assets, Return on Equity

EBITDA & Net Profit(Selected)

Liquidity Ratios – Current Ratio, Acid Test”

Step 5: User Chooses Configuration

User: “Let’s go with Configuration 2.”
Summaro AI: “Excellent! I’ve selected EBITDA and Net Profit across:
Jan 2025, Jan 2024, YTD 2025, and YTD 2024.”

Step 6: AI Requests Styling Preferences

“Would you like to customize the graph colors? You can also choose to highlight the highest and lowest values.”

Step 7: User Sets Colors

User: “For EBITDA, use light blue #4a90e2. For Net Profit, use red #d0021b.”
Summaro AI: “Got it!”

Step 8: User Adds Conditional Formatting

Summaro AI: “Do you want to apply any color formatting to the visual, such as distinct colors for the highest and lowest data points?”
User: “Use green for the highest points, and red for the lowest points.”
Summaro AI: “Would you like to apply any conditional formatting to the visual? This can highlight data points that meet a specific rule, like values greater than a certain number.”
User: “Highlight values above 1000 and give Jan 2025 a ⭐emoji.”

Step 9: AI Confirms the Configuration

Summaro AI:
“Here's a summary of your Area Graph configuration:
  1. Y-Axis Series 1: 'EBITDA' (E11:F11) - #4a90e2
  2. Y-Axis Series 2: 'Net Profit' (E12:F12) - #d0021b
  3. Label Axis: 'Jan 2025', 'Jan 2024' (E8:F8)
  4. Color Formatting: Highest points will be green, lowest points will be red.
  5. Conditional Formatting: Values more than 1000 will be highlighted. This will apply to both series.
  6. Emoji: A ⭐ emoji will represent 'Jan 2025'."

Step 10: AI Offers to Save the Visual

Summaro AI: “Does this all look correct, and would you like me to save this visual?”
User: “Yes, save the visual.”

Step 11: Area Chart Generated

Summaro AI: “I've saved your visual! You can check your dashboard now.”

Step 12: Offer to Save as Preset

Summaro AI: “Would you like to save this conversation as a preset for future use? This would allow you to quickly recreate this visual or similar ones.”
User: “Yes, create a preset.” (optional)

Usage Notes

  1. Needs at least two columns (X and Y).
  2. Adding new rows later won’t auto-update the graph.
  3. If two series have similar values, they may overlap; transparency not available.
  4. Works best for small or medium datasets.
  5. If you add new rows or columns in your data source, you need to edit the visual and update the mapping to show the latest data.


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