# Bar Chart ActiveReports supports the following types of 2D and 3D Bar charts such as Bar chart, Gantt chart, Horizontal Bar chart, Stacked bar chart, Stacked Bar 100% chart, Simple Bar Chart, and Clustered Bar Chart. ## Content The **Bar Chart** is a chart with rectangular bars where the lengths of bars are proportional to the values they represent. The bars can be plotted vertically or horizontally. ### 2D Bar Charts Given below is the list of 2D charts that falls under the Bar Chart category (Chart Type ). **Bar Chart** ![2D Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/bar2dcharts.png) In a Bar Chart, values are represented by the height of the bar shaped marker as measured by the y-axis. Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. Use a bar chart to compare values of items across categories. **Gantt Chart** ![Gantt Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/ganttcharts.png) The Gantt chart is a project management tool used to chart the progress of individual project tasks. The chart compares project task completion to the task schedule. > type=warning > **Caution**: In a Gantt chart, the X and Y axes are reversed. AxisX is vertical and AxisY is horizontal. **Horizontal Bar Chart** ![Horizontal Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/horizontalbarcharts.png) In a Horizontal Bar Chart, both the axes are swapped and therefore the bars appears horizontally. Although, values are represented by the height of the bar shaped marker as measured by the y-axis and the Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. Use a horizontal bar chart to compare values of items across categories. **Stacked** **Bar Chart** ![Stacked Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/stackedbarcharts.png) A stacked bar chart is a bar chart with two or more data series stacked one on top of the other. Use this chart to show how each value contributes to a total. **Stacked** **Bar Chart 100%** ![Stacked Bar Chart 100%](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/stackedbar100pctcharts.png) A StackedBAR110Pct chart is a bar chart with two or more data series stacked one on top of the other to sum up to 100%. Use this chart to show how each value contributes to a total with the relative size of each series representing its contribution to the total. ### 3D Bar Charts Given below is the list of 3D charts that fall under the Bar Chart category. > type=note > **Note**: To view a chart in 3D, open the **ChartArea Collection Editor** in the **ChartAreas** property and set the **ProjectionType** property to Orthogonal. **Simple Bar Chart** ![3D Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/bar3dcharts.png) In a Bar Chart, values are represented by the height of the bar shaped marker as measured by the y-axis. Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. Use a 3D bar chart to compare values of items across categories, allowing the data to be viewed in a convenient 3D format. **Gantt Chart** The 3D gantt chart displays a gantt. > type=note > **Note**: In a 3D Gantt chart the X and Y axes are reversed. AxisX is vertical and AxisY is horizontal. **Horizontal Bar Chart** ![3D Horizontal Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/horizontalbar3dcharts.png) In a Horizontal Bar Chart, both the axes are swapped and therefore the bars appears horizontally. Although, values are represented by the height of the bar shaped marker as measured by the y-axis and the Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. Use a horizontal 3D bar chart to compare values of items across categories, allowing the data to be viewed in a convenient 3D format. **Stacked Bar Chart** ![3D Stacked Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/stackedbar3dcharts.png) Use a 3D bar graph to compare values of items across categories, allowing the data to be viewed conveniently in a 3D format. A stacked bar graph is a bar graph with two or more data series stacked on top of each other. Use this graph to show how each value contributes to a total. **Stacked Bar Chart 100%** ![3D Stacked Bar Chart 100%](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/stackedbar3d100pctcharts.png) A Stacked Bar 3D 100% chart is a bar chart with two or more data series in 3D stacked one on top of the other to sum up to 100%. Use this chart to show how each value contributes to a total with the relative size of each series representing its contribution to the total. **Bar/Cylinder Chart** It is almost similar to a bar chart and values are represented by the height of the bar shaped marker as measured by the y-axis. Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. The only difference is that in a Bar/Cylinder Chart the data is represented through cylindrical shaped markers. **Bar/Pyramid Chart** In a Bar/Pyramid Chart the data is represented through pyramid shaped bars and values are represented by the height of the bars as measured by the y-axis. Category labels are displayed on the x-axis. **Clustered Bar Chart** ![3D Clustered Bar Chart](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/charts-section-report/clusteredbarcharts.png) Use a 3D clustered bar chart to compare values of items across categories, allowing the data to be viewed in a convenient 3D format.