# 4.5. Insight charts

Create multi-row cards that capture KPI metrics at different granularities. An insight chart is a summary of the sparkline chart displayed as a bullet chart. Let's look at how to insert and configure insight charts.

**STEP 1:** Add a new container. [Learn more about KPI containers.](https://docs.inforiver.com/analytics+/working-with-analytics+/4.-cards/4.7.-kpi-containers)

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**STEP 2:** There are 2 ways to insert insight charts:

* Click the insight chart icon from the on-object interaction menu.
* Select the Insight chart option from the Type dropdown on the toolbar.

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**STEP 3:** Configure the insight chart by clicking the <img src="https://3132984990-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbOoZhPvC57Z0CNgep4Ib%2Fuploads%2FdsxZwT43RznFIjXFVgzr%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=da45e183-d726-4548-a189-9eb5050a4e0f" alt="" data-size="line">icon.

Select the bullet chart type to be used as an insight chart. Analytics+ supports the Conditional bar, Qualitative bullet bar, Comparative bullet bar, and IBCS bullet bar.

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**STEP 4:** Customize the style and color of the bullet chart. The Actuals can be plotted as a Solid/Outlined/Hatched bar.  You can also customize the appearance of the target indicator by setting the style(Line/Circle/Arrow) and size. Click Reset Canvas to undo all the changes and revert to default settings.

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&#x20;**STEP 5:** Switch to the Number tab to define the scaling, decimal precision and provide a prefix/suffix where applicable.

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