ChartGlow Guides

From data to a readable chart.

Start with an idea, bring your own data, or follow an example. Choose the guide for your next step.

• Start with an idea

  Turn an idea into a clear chart request

  Write a chart request with a question, entities, dates, units, and sources. Adapt three examples to ChartGlow’s native Generate Dataset fields, then review before applying.

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• Import your data

  How to prepare a CSV for a racing chart

  Prepare a racing-chart CSV and diagnose wrong mappings, blocked number conversion, date order, and import limits. Follow concrete fixes in ChartGlow with a sourced starter CSV.

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• Choose your chart

  How to choose and read a racing chart

  Choose Bar or Line and avoid misleading comparisons: selected rankings, subscriptions versus people, percentages, and animation between observed dates.

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• Try a complete example

  Make an animated CO₂ line chart with Mauna Loa data

  Use 67 NOAA/Scripps annual CO₂ means to customize a Mauna Loa Line chart in ChartGlow, understand ppm and interpolation, then export a readable MP4.

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• Try a Bar Race example

  Make a Bar Race with NASA exoplanet data

  Customize an exoplanet Bar Race in ChartGlow, understand cumulative NASA archive counts, keep four methods readable, and export your own MP4.

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• Share a video

  Prepare and export a readable chart video for social media

  Follow ChartGlow’s native workflow: format, Universal safe zones, country flags, readable labels, Preview, saved project, and a checked MP4. Free exports keep their watermark.

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