How to Create a Picture Graph

A Picture Graph is a simple kind of marketing diagram used to show the relationship among various quantities. It includes pictures or symbols to represent information visually. When you have to show and compare some values you can use the visual tools. You can make a simple picture graph using memorable symbols to get the best visual presentation. Using specific symbols instead of regular colored lines and bars makes a picture graph a much more valuable visual tool. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows you to draw simple and clear pictorial charts using the Picture Graphs solution.

1. Run ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.
2. Find the Picture Graphs item in the Solutions panel.
3. Click the library preview to open it in the Library panel.
4. Open a ConceptDraw DIAGRAM new document and select the Picture Graphs library.
5. Add the picture graph to the document by dragging it from the library to the drawing page.
6. To make changes in your graph use the Action button menu. To open the menu select an object and click the  button in the upper right corner of the object.

7. The distance between pictures (columns) is regulated by a control handles.

8. To change the value in a column, select it and type the new value and a column height will be automatically changed. You can also enter negative values of a variable. In this case, a column will be directed down.

Result: Picture Graphs are used commonly to represent non-complex data to a large audience.