# Bar Charts ## Content A **Bar** chart is an inverted column chart where the category axis is the vertical axis. A Bar/Column chart draws each series as a bar in a cluster. The number of clusters is the number of points in the data. Each cluster displays the nth data point in each series. Using the LineStyle, the fill properties of each series can be customized. For more information, see [Line and Symbol Styles for the Series](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/customizingchartelem/lineandsymbolstylesf). The following image represents a **Bar** chart:
![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image9_36.png) ### To set the chart type to Bar at design time * Expand the ChartGroups node in the Properties window. Open the **ChartGroups Collection Editor** by clicking the **ellipsis** button. In the right pane of the editor, set the [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) property to **Bar**. * An alternate method to change chart type is to right-click the existing chart and select **Chart Properties**. From the Gallery, select [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) as **Bar**. * Another alternate method is to select **Chart Properties**, from the Properties pane. From the Gallery, select [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) as **Bar**. ## See Also [Bar Chart Programming Considerations](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/barchartprogrammingc) [Floating Bar Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/floatingbarcharts) [Inverted Bar Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/invertedbarcharts) [Stacking Bar Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/stackingbarcharts) [Special Bar Chart Properties](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/specialbarchartprope) [Bar Chart 3D Effects](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/barchart3deffects) [Variations of Bar Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/barcharts/variationsofbarchart)