Core Workflow

Charts and Sharing

Charts in Recense are table-backed — they visualise an existing cross-tabulation rather than reading raw data directly. You can present your canvas in a clean walkthrough mode and publish password-protected snapshots for others to view.

Core Workflow

Creating charts

  • Charts are created from existing tables on the canvas.
  • Select a table and choose a chart type from the chart toolbar.
  • The chart stays linked to its source table — when the table updates, the chart updates.

Core Workflow

Chart types

Category comparison: grouped bar, grouped column, stacked bar/column, 100% stacked, donut/pie.

Ordered: line, area, slope, histogram. Best for categories with a meaningful order (years, score bands, ordinal scales).

XY: scatter, quadrant. Require exactly two visible series (X and Y).

Diverging bar: for Likert-style scales. Frame = items being compared, series = ordered scale points, measure = percentage.

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Chart data shape

Every chart reads three things from its source table:

  • Frame — categories along the main axis.
  • Series — comparison groups layered on each frame category.
  • Measure — the numeric value in each cell.

Chart looks wrong?

Check the source table first. Common issues: too many categories, unordered frame for a line chart, wrong measure selected.

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Presentation mode

  • Hides editing controls (header, sidebar, agent panel).
  • Navigates through canvas frames in sequence.
  • Use for reviewing results or presenting to stakeholders.

Core Workflow

Sharing canvases

1

Open Share canvas from the canvas menu.

This opens the sharing dialog.

2

Set a viewer password and optional expiry (days).

Recipients will need the password to view the snapshot.

3

Send the generated link.

Recipients see a read-only snapshot of your canvas.

4

Manage existing shares from the Account panel.

View counts, copy links, and revoke access from there.

Snapshots, not live links

Shared canvases are snapshots — they don't update when you edit the source workspace.