Chart maker · Slope
Slope chart maker
Two time points, several movers. Every line either climbs or drops, and the room sees all the winners and losers in one glance — before you say a word.
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One row per entity, exactly two period columns — last year and this year, before and after. That two-column shape triggers the slope chart in the recommendations. Export a native, editable PPTX chart (the gap between the two points is honest — missing values stay missing) or an animated GIF. Free, no sign-up.
When a slope chart wins
- The story is "who moved". Rankings reshuffled, costs diverged, scores improved — direction per entity is the whole argument.
- Two honest moments. Before/after a decision, year over year. The in-between months would only dilute the point.
- You want the crossovers. Lines that swap ranks are visible instantly — the rivalry is drawn, literally.
When it lets you down
- Three or more periods. Slope charts are a two-time-point instrument; longer histories belong on a line chart.
- More than six or seven lines. Beyond that the crossings become a tangle. Show the movers that matter, park the rest in a table.
- The absolute level is the point. Slopes emphasize change; if "how big" matters more than "how much it moved", use bars.
Try it with this data
| Channel | 2023 CPL (K$) | 2024 CPL (K$) |
|---|---|---|
| Paid search | 45 | 52 |
| Organic | 28 | 22 |
| Referral | 35 | 30 |
| Events | 60 | 72 |
Field notes on slopes
- Label both ends. Name on the left, name and value on the right — a slope chart without labels is a trivia quiz.
- Color by verdict, not by entity. Risers one color, fallers another — the chart sorts the room's attention for you.
- Talk to the crossover. When two lines swap places, that intersection is your headline: "Organic now beats paid."
- Two points in time, honestly drawn. A missing endpoint is a gap, not a guess — the line simply does not pretend.
A before-and-after table on your screen?
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From the field notes
Change is the language of urgency — when to speak it with two points instead of twelve is in field note #1.
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