{"id":4245,"date":"2019-02-09T15:10:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2025-02-27T07:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:12:13","slug":"free-chart-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/blog\/free-chart-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Beam: The Free Chart Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you need to create a chart in a pinch?<\/p>\n

Do you have a presentation, a blog post, or a report that needs some visuals to spice things up?<\/p>\n

Do you have some interesting data that you want to share with your followers?<\/p>\n

Enter Beam.<\/p>\n

At Venngage, our goal is to help people visualize their ideas using infographics, charts, and more. We created Beam to help you create snazzy, engaging charts in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n

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What exactly does Beam do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Simply put, Beam is an easy-to-use chart maker that allows you to generate a range of different chart types and styles at the click of a button.<\/p>\n

Make different styles of charts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Beam makes it simple to create the 4 most commonly used types of charts.<\/p>\n

Make Pie Charts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Despite its detractors, the pie chart (as well as its cousin, the donut chart) is one of the most recognizable charts today and can be easily interpreted by most people. It\u2019s an excellent choice if you are trying to portray a percentage or composition.<\/p>\n

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Make Bar Charts and Column Charts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The majority of data visualization deals with comparing sets of data points. Anything that can be counted and categorized can be easily visualized using a bar or column chart. Most multiple choice survey answers can be visualized this way.<\/p>\n

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Make Line Charts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The most common chart to display time series data is the line chart. If you have many data points, the line chart is the most effective one to depict trends over time.<\/p>\n

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Choose from a range of color schemes<\/h3>\n

Beam allows you to select from a range of different preset color themes, so you don\u2019t need to worry about customizing your charts manually every time you make one.<\/p>\n

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Customize your chart with different fonts and sizes<\/h3>\n

Because not everyone wants their charts to look exactly the same, you can change your font type, size and style to suit your own tastes.<\/p>\n

Copy and paste your data<\/h3>\n

Beam makes it easy to visualize your data. Simply copy and paste your statistics directly from an Excel document or a Google Spreadsheet.<\/p>\n

iPad and mobile-friendly interface<\/h3>\n

And of course, you can use Beam on your phone and your tablet device whenever you want and wherever you want! Send your charts directly to your email as a PNG or upload them directly to social media.<\/p>\n

Who uses Beam?<\/h3>\n

Anyone with access to a computer, smartphone or tablet can use Beam. But the main people who find Beam useful are:<\/p>\n