How to Display Percentage Values in a Pie Chart

In Bold Reports, you can enhance the readability of pie charts by displaying percentage values for each slice. By default, pie charts do not show percentage labels, but you can enable this feature using the “Show Data Label” property and configure the label format to display percentages. This approach helps visualize the proportion of each data category relative to the total, making your reports more insightful and user-friendly.

This article provides step-by-step instructions to display percentage values in a pie chart.

Steps to Display Percentage Values in a Pie Chart

1. Access the Series Configuration

• In the Properties panel, navigate to the Choose Series section.
• Click the Edit button next to the series you want to format to open the series configuration settings.
  
  

2. Enable Data Labels

• In the Series Properties, locate the Show Data Label property under Data Labels settings.
• Check the Show Data Label checkbox to enable data labels for the pie chart slices.
  
  

3. Set the Label Format to Percentage

• In the series configuration, find the Label property.
• Set the Label property to #PERCENT to display percentage values.
  
  

4. Preview and Save the Report

• Click the Preview button to view the pie chart with percentage labels.
  
  

Conclusion

Displaying percentage values in a pie chart in Bold Reports Enterprise is a simple yet effective way to enhance data interpretation. By enabling the Show Data Label property and setting the label format to #PERCENT, you can create clear, informative, and visually engaging reports.

You can download a sample report here.