# Pie and Donut Chart

## Pie and donut charts

Pie and donut charts are a good way to visualise data as a percentage of a total.

### Plot options

You can create pie and donut charts charts from the **PAGE ELEMENTS** section of your workbook's editor panel, or directly from an existing data element. 

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#### Required fields

* **COLOR** (1 column)
* **VALUE** (1+ columns)\
  Columns added to the **VALUE** field are aggregated by default. Aggregation type (e.g. Sum vs Count) is dependent on the original column’s value type (e.g. text, number, date, etc).\
  **Example**: A numeric column \[Sales Amount] will create a new calculated column \[Sum of Sales Amount].

#### Marks

* **TOOLTIP**: choose columns to show when hovering over points in the chart
* **TRELLIS**: select columns to serve as Trellis Rows or Columns, splitting the chart into separate charts

#### Donut hole value

If you're creating a donut chart, you can optionally add a KPI to the hole of the donut.

1. Select the element.

   The editor panel opens to the **Element properties** section.
2. For **Donut hole value**, select the **+** to add a calculation.
3. Add a new column, select the row count, or choose a column to aggregate and display in the donut hole.

   The aggregate value appears with the column name as a default label. You can format the value using the format options.

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### Format options

To start editing the format options for a chart:

**Before you start:** This action uses the editor panel. If you have not done so already, open the editor panel from either Explore or Edit mode.

1. In the editor panel, select ![](https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/element-format.svg) **Element format**.
2. Select a format option to view and edit its settings.