Smooth Line Chart

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Smooth Line charts are similar to Line charts, the difference being that the successive data points are connected with cubic spline segments instead of straight lines. Following is a description of the line chart settings:

Settings

Sub Type - the following table summarizes the different subtypes of the line chart:

Subtype	X Dimension Type	Z Dimension Type	Data Requirements	Description
Series	Categorical	Categorical	Value	Shows series behind each other.
XY Scatter	Numeric	Categorical	Value X	Besides the value, each data point has a X coordinate at which it is positioned.
XYZ Scatter	Numeric	Numeric	Value X Z	Besides the value, each data point has a X and Z coordinate at which it is positioned in the XZ plane.

Automatic Data Labels Positioning

The automatic positioning of data labels is the top of the data point.

Automatic Legend Mode

The automatic legend mode in all subtypes evaluates to series (e.g. the series is displayed in the legend).