# Using the Chart Designer

Learn how the Chart Designer graphical interface simplifies chart control customization and visualization. Apply changes instantly or save them to an XML file.

## Content

The chart designer graphical interface saves time and effort and provides a visual representation of the chart control as you change settings in the designer. You can apply the changes to the control or save the changes to an XML formatted file.

Here are topics to help you use the Chart Designer:

* [Adding Charts](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/spwin-sheet-chartdesigner)
* [Opening the Chart Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designeropen)
* [Chart Collection Editors](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors)
    * [LabelArea Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors/fpchart-designerlabel)
    * [LegendArea Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors/fpchart-designerlegend)
    * [PlotArea Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors/fpchart-designerplot)
    * [Light Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors/fpchart-designerlight)
    * [Series Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designereditors/fpchart-designerseries)
* [Chart Designer Toolbar](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/fpchart-chartdesigner/fpchart-designericons)

## See Also

[Chart Control](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/fpchart-devguide)
[Introduction to Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro)
[Spread Designer User Interface](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface)
[Spread Designer Dialogs](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs)
[Spread Designer Editors](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-editors)
[Designing in the Data Area](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-design)
[Working with the Design](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-using)
[Designing Shapes](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes)
[Spread Designer Quick Access Toolbar](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface/spwin-spd-toolbars)
[Understanding Applied Settings](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro/spwin-spd-notset)
[Shortcut Collection Editor](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-editors/SDShortcuteditor)