Paneled Charts

Paneled charts consist of several smaller charts, each of which appears in a panel. The resulting paneled chart resembles a table. The columns and rows are determined by the values of specified categorical variables. You can define paneling when you create a chart. Or if extra categorical variables are available (for example, a variable used to cluster bars), you can use the Variables tab to convert the current chart to a paneled chart. Use the Panels tab to change the appearance of the panels.

Convert a Chart to a Paneled Chart

  1. If the Properties window is not displayed, from the menus choose:

    Edit > Properties

  2. Click the Variables tab.
  3. Change the role of the categorical variable or variables to Row Panel or Column Panel. The values of a Row Panel variable will determine the panel rows, and the values of a Panel Column variable will determine the panel columns. See Variables and Chart Types for more information about changing variable roles.
  4. Click Apply.

Using the Panels Tab

The Panels Tab is available when panel labels are selected.

Wrap Panels. When there are many panel columns, this setting allows panels to wrap across rows rather than being forced to fit in a specific row. The Chart Editor picks the number of panels for each row so that the panels are proportionally distributed.

Level. Select the variable for which you want to specify mirroring or spacing settings.

Mirror Panels. Mirror the axes of adjacent panels at each variable level. Thus, the direction of the axis alternates for each panel; or, if there are multiple paneling variables, the axis alternates for each group of panels at each variable level. For example, if gender and job category were column paneling variables and you mirrored the panels for gender, the x axis would increase from right to left for all job categories in the first gender and from left to right for all job categories in the second gender.

Panel Spacing. Change the spacing among adjacent panels at the same variable level. This is the spacing between each panel; or, if there are multiple paneling variables, this is the spacing between a group of panels. The actual value represents the percentage of each panel width or height (depending whether the variable is a column or row paneling variable).