What is a line graph?

A line graph is a type of chart where a line connects different points and values. It’s meant to show the progression of a certain metric, such as revenue, costs, etc.

Can I edit the appearance of a line graph?

Yes. You can customize the appearance of a line graph by changing the colors, font, and design. Line graph makers that are available online (like Piktochart) allow flexibility in creating line graphs without requiring design experience.

Can I add a trendline to a line graph?

You can add a trendline to a line graph using Microsoft Excel.

What types of data are best suited for a line graph?

The best types of data for a line graph are sales, marketing results, temperatures, and any data showing progression or evolution over time.

When do you use a line graph?

Line graphs are good for when you want to illustrate progression or evolution over time. Put it in a financial report to show your boss how you improved results. With our online graph maker, the data visualization possibilities are endless.

What should a line graph include?

A line graph includes a title (optional), an x (horizontal) and y-axis, the data, and a legend. The source of the data would also be referenced for accuracy.

What options can I customize on the line graph?

On Piktochart, you can add the chart title, edit the legend, axes title, labels, data formats, colors, grid, and data labels.

Line Graph Maker

Piktochart enables you to produce a customized line graph template quickly and easily, even with no design experience, for free online. It is trusted by 11 million users.

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Quick and Easy Data Entry With Piktochart’s Line Graph Maker Tool

Link up your Excel or Google Sheets file to easily create line graphs that automatically update when your data does. Combine various charts into one page to create a professionally-looking, interactive web dashboard. Piktochart’s line graph maker makes it easy to visualize data online.

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Branding

Adjust the Colors of Your Line Graph to Match Your Brand

Drag your logo or a screenshot of your website into our line graph maker to auto-magically extract your brand colors. Do you want to use your company’s fonts? No problem. Your custom color palette and uploaded fonts will always be accessible in the editor.

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How to Make a Free Line Graph

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Log in

Create or log in to your Piktochart account

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Pick a template

Pick a pre-made graph made by designers or start from scratch

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Open the chart maker

Go to tools and open up our chart maker to access our line graph maker

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Enter your data

Copy-paste your data points and data values straight from Microsoft, CSV or link a Google sheet

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Adjust to your liking

Adjust data values, labels, x-axis, y-axis, graph title, background color, and more

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Download or share

Download your graphic as a jpg, png, or pdf file, and even share your graphic on social media

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Content creation

Add Your Line Graph to Any Format

With our graph maker, you can easily create a line graph and reports, presentations, infographics (and more) that will impress your peers. Piktochart is so simple that you can immediately add data from an existing project and use our templates without training. Start with a line graph format designed by experts or create a graphic from scratch.

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Repurposing

Create Once, Easily Share & Download, Then Use Forever

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