# Chart Settings Imported

This topic summarizes how Spread imports charts from an Excel-formatted file. Learn more in documentation.

## Content

The following table summarizes how Spread imports charts from an Excel-formatted file.

| **Excel Chart Type and View** | **Spread Chart Type and View** | **Remarks** |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------- |
| **Column** |  |  |
| Clustered Column | Clustered Column |  |
| Stacked Column | Stacked Column |  |
| 100% Stacked Column | 100% Stacked Column |  |
| 3D Clustered Column | 3D Clustered Column |  |
| 3D Stacked Column | 3D Stacked Column |  |
| 100% 3D Stacked Column | 100% 3D Stacked Column |  |
| 3D Column | 3D Column |  |
| Clustered Cylinder | Clustered Cylinder |  |
| Stacked Cylinder | Stacked Cylinder |  |
| 100% Stacked Cylinder | 100% Stacked Cylinder |  |
| 3D Cylinder | 3D Cylinder |  |
| Clustered Cone | Clustered Full Cone |  |
| Stacked Cone | Stacked Full Cone |  |
| 100% Stacked Cone | 100% Stacked Full Cone |  |
| 3D Full Cone | 3D Full Cone |  |
| Clustered Pyramid | Clustered Full Pyramid |  |
| Stacked Pyramid | Stacked Full Pyramid |  |
| 100% Stacked Pyramid | 100% Stacked Full Pyramid |  |
| 3D Pyramid | 3D Full Pyramid |  |
| **Line** |  |  |
| Line | Line |  |
| Stacked Line | Stacked Line |  |
| 100% Stacked Line | 100% Stacked Line |  |
| Line with Markers | Line with Markers |  |
| 100% Stacked Line with Markers | 100% Stacked Line with Markers |  |
| Stacked Line with Markers | Stacked Line with Markers |  |
| 3D Line | 3D Line |  |
| **Pie** |  |  |
| Pie | 2D Pie |  |
| 3D Pie | 3D Pie |  |
| Pie of Pie |  | This setting is not imported. |
| Exploded Pie | Exploded Pie |  |
| 3D Exploded Pie | 3D Exploded Pie |  |
| Bar of Pie |  | This setting is not imported. |
| **Bar** |  |  |
| Clustered Bar | Clustered Bar |  |
| Stacked Bar | Stacked Bar |  |
| 100% Stacked Bar | 100% Stacked Bar |  |
| 3D Clustered Bar | 3D Clustered Bar |  |
| 3D Stacked Bar | 3D Stacked Bar |  |
| 100% 3D Stacked Bar | 100% 3D Stacked Bar |  |
| Clustered Horizontal Cylinder | Clustered Horizontal Cylinder |  |
| Stacked Horizontal Cylinder | Stacked Horizontal Cylinder |  |
| 100% Stacked Horizontal Cylinder | 100% Stacked Horizontal Cylinder |  |
| Clustered Horizontal Cone | Clustered Horizontal Full Cone |  |
| Stacked Horizontal Full Cone | Stacked Horizontal Cone |  |
| 100% Stacked Horizontal Cone | 100% Stacked Horizontal Full Cone |  |
| Clustered Horizontal Pyramid | Clustered Horizontal Full Pyramid |  |
| Stacked Horizontal Pyramid | Stacked Horizontal Full Pyramid |  |
| 100% Stacked Horizontal Pyramid | 100% Stacked Horizontal Full Pyramid |  |
| **Area** |  |  |
| Area | Area |  |
| Stacked Area | Stacked Area |  |
| 100% Stacked Area | 100% Stacked Area |  |
| 3D Area | 3D Area |  |
| Stacked 3D Area | Stacked 3D Area |  |
| 100% Stacked 3D Area | 100% Stacked 3D Area |  |
| **XY (Scatter)** |  |  |
| Scatter with Markers | XY Point |  |
| Scatter with Smooth Lines and Markers | XY Line with Markers and Smooth Lines |  |
| Scatter with Smooth Lines | XY Line with Smooth Lines |  |
| Scatter with Straight Lines | XY Line |  |
| Scatter with Straight Lines and Markers | XY Line with Markers |  |
| **Bubble** |  |  |
| Bubble | 2D Bubble |  |
| Bubble with a 3D effect | 2D Bubble | The 3D effect is not imported. |
| **Stock** |  |  |
| High Low Close | High Low Close |  |
| Open High Low Close | Candlestick |  |
| Volume High Low Close | Clustered Bar with High Low Close |  |
| Volume Open High Low Close | Clustered Bar with Candlestick |  |
| **Surface** |  |  |
| 3D Surface |  | This setting is not imported. |
| Wireframe 3D Surface |  | This setting is not imported. |
| Contour |  | This setting is not imported. |
| **Doughnut** |  |  |
| Doughnut | Doughnut |  |
| Exploded Doughnut | Exploded Doughnut |  |
| **Radar** |  |  |
| Radar | Radar Line |  |
| Radar with Markers | Radar Line with Markers |  |
| Filled Radar | Radar Area |  |
| **Box Whisker** |  |  |
| Box Whisker | Box Whisker |  |
| **Pareto** |  |  |
| Pareto | Pareto |  |
| **Funnel** |  |  |
| Funnel | Funnel |  |
| **Histogram** |  |  |
| Histogram | Histogram |  |
| **Waterfall** |  |  |
| Waterfall | Waterfall |  |
| **Sunburst** |  |  |
| Sunburst | Sunburst |  |
| **Treemap** |  |  |
| Treemap | Treemap |  |

Spread only imports series that match the Spread plot area type.
If the Excel plot area contains a combination of different series types (such as column and pie), then Spread chooses the type of plot area to import based on the first series.