| Year | Wind and solar | Coal |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 42.1 |
| 2012 | 3.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.3 | 38.9 |
| 2014 | 5.0 | 38.5 |
How to Create a Draw the Line Chart
A step by step walkthrough for building a line chart that asks readers to draw the rest of the trend, then reveals the real line with a score, in PlotSet.
Unos 7 minutosA line chart that stops partway and lets the reader draw the rest is what you will have. When they submit, the real line is revealed and their guess is scored.
Expect about seven minutes. Most of it goes on choosing where the line stops and writing the feedback.
Los datos que necesitas
A first column for the x axis, such as years, then one column per line. Some columns are guessed by the reader, and others can stay fixed as context.
The x column can be text, numbers or dates, with one row per point.
Each guessed column becomes a line the reader has to draw. Fixed columns are always drawn in full.
At least one row must remain after the drawing point, or the chart becomes a plain finished line chart.
All lines share one vertical axis, so keep them on a similar scale.
Los pasos
El camino exacto en PlotSet, desde una plantilla en blanco hasta el gráfico terminado.
- 01
Open the Draw the Line template
From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and choose Draw the Line Chart from the Line and Area category. It loads with a sample of US coal and wind and solar share.

Todas las guías empiezan aquí. Elige la categoría y luego la plantilla. Es la misma cuadrícula sea cual sea el tipo de gráfico que busques. - 02
Add your data
Import a CSV or .xlsx file, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or connect a Google Sheet. Put the x values in the first column and one line per column after it.

La vista de datos, aquí en un proyecto de gráfico de barras. Sube un CSV, saca los números de una imagen con Magic Import o sincroniza una Google Sheet. El panel es el mismo en todos los tipos de gráfico. - 03
Check the column bindings
Choose which columns the reader will guess and which stay fixed. The x axis column is the label.

Las asignaciones deciden qué columna se convierte en la etiqueta, cuál aporta los valores y cuál define el color. Auto Binding las deduce de tus encabezados, así que revísalas en lugar de darlas por buenas. - 04
Set where drawing starts
In the Drawing tab choose what share of each line is shown before the reader takes over. Pick a point that leaves the next move uncertain.

La pestaña Preview de un gráfico de tipo Draw the Line Chart. Todos los controles de estilo están en el panel enmarcado: apariencia, encabezado, pie de página y las opciones propias de este tipo de gráfico, cada grupo en su propia pestaña. - 05
Choose how the reveal plays
In the same tab, pick whether the real line wipes, fades or draws itself in, and whether guesses snap to steps.
- 06
Write the prompt and the feedback
The Prompt and Score messages tabs hold the instruction, the submit button text and four tiers of feedback, with a token for the size of the gap.
- 07
Style the lines and axes
Use the Color, Lines, X axis, Y axis and Legend tabs to set the look. The Y axis tab controls the baseline and headroom.
- 08
Publish and embed
Publish for a live chart and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Play it through yourself once, including the reveal, before you share it.

Share es lo que convierte un gráfico terminado en un enlace público y un código de incrustación.
Empieza con la plantilla de Draw the Line Chart, que ya trae datos de ejemplo cargados, y sustitúyelos por los tuyos.
Abrir la plantillaConsejos de estilo para un Draw the Line Chart
Stop before the interesting part
Cut the visible line just before the turn, so the reader has a real decision to make.
Write feedback with a voice
Tailor the four score messages to your story rather than keeping the generic text.
Add a fixed context line
A second line that is always visible gives the reader something to reason from.
Keep keyboard mode on
It adds a slider per point, so readers without a mouse can still play.
Errores comunes al hacer un Draw the Line Chart
There is nothing to draw
The drawing point is at or near the end of the data. Lower the share of the line that is shown.
One line is squashed flat
The lines are on very different scales and share one axis. Set a custom axis range or use similar units.
The tooltip does not show the hidden values
This is by design. Values on the hidden stretch only appear after the reveal, so hovering cannot leak the answer.
The PNG shows the wrong stage
A static export captures whatever stage the chart is in. Reveal the line before you export.
Aprende más sobre el Draw the Line Chart
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Draw the Line Chart: preguntas frecuentes
Yes. Bind several columns as guessed lines, and the reader draws each in turn.
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