> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.infotopics.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.infotopics.com/trulyp/analytics/visuals.md).
# Visuals
Everything you place on the canvas is a visual. Open the **Visuals** tab in the editor to add one: click it to place it in the first free spot, or drag it to where you want it.
The Visuals tab has four sections:
* **Most used**: all chart types, starting with the most popular ones (Bar, Line, Spreadsheet, Add Data, Comments, Area, Pie, KPI Card and Combo).
* **Extensions**: the Infotopics extensions installed in your environment, the **Tableau Extension** visual, and apps made with Vizzy Studio. See [Extensions in Analytics](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/extensions.md).
* **Preview**: experimental charts (Box plot, Candlestick, OHLC and Close line) that may not work reliably yet.
* **Dashboard Objects**: Text, Blank, Filter, Image, Button, HTML and iFrame. See [Dashboard objects](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/dashboard-objects.md).
### Which visual should I use?
| You want to… | Use |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Show one key number | [KPI Card](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/kpi-cards.md) |
| Compare categories | [Bar](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#bar), [Radial bar or column](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md#radial-bar-and-radial-column) |
| Show a trend over time | [Line](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#line), [Area](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#area), [Combo](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#combo) |
| Show parts of a whole | [Pie and donut](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md#pie-and-donut), stacked [Bar](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#bar) |
| Explain how a total is built up | [Waterfall](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#waterfall) |
| Show a relationship between two numbers | [Scatter](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#scatter), [Bubble](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#bubble) |
| Show a distribution | [Histogram](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#histogram) |
| Show a range per category or over time | [Range bar and range area](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#range-bar-and-range-area) |
| Spot patterns across two dimensions | [Heatmap](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md#heatmap) |
| Show flows between categories | [Sankey and chord](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md#sankey-and-chord) |
| Show stages of a process | [Funnel, cone funnel and pyramid](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md#funnel-cone-funnel-and-pyramid) |
| Compare categories on several axes | [Radar and nightingale](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md#radar-line-radar-area-and-nightingale) |
| Show data on a map | [Maps](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/maps.md) |
| Show a table, or enter data yourself | [Spreadsheet](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/spreadsheet-and-writeback.md) |
| Let people add or edit records with a form | [Add Data](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/add-data-and-comments.md#add-data) |
| Discuss a datapoint with your team | [Comments](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/add-data-and-comments.md#comments) |
| Add a heading, image, filter, button or custom HTML | [Dashboard objects](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/dashboard-objects.md) |
| Use SuperTables, Finance Tables, Sankey Diagram and more | [Extensions](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/extensions.md) |
### Pages in this section
* [Charts](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/charts.md): bar, line, area, combo, scatter, bubble, histogram, range, heatmap and waterfall.
* [Pie, radial and flow charts](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/pie-radial-and-flow.md): pie, donut, radar, nightingale, radial bar and column, Sankey, chord, funnel and pyramid.
* [Maps](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/maps.md)
* [KPI cards](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/kpi-cards.md)
* [Spreadsheet and writeback](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/spreadsheet-and-writeback.md)
* [Add Data and Comments](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/add-data-and-comments.md): a form to create and edit records, and a conversation per datapoint.
* [Dashboard objects](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/dashboard-objects.md): text, blank, filter, image, button, HTML and iFrame.
* [Extensions in Analytics](/trulyp/analytics/visuals/extensions.md)
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