Direction (horizontal, vertical) in Figma - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Direction (horizontal, vertical)

Dashboard Goal

Understand how to arrange dashboard elements horizontally and vertically for clear data presentation.

Sample Data

Month	Sales	Profit
January	100	30
February	150	50
March	200	70
April	180	60
May	220	80

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card - Total Sales: Shows total sales for all months.
  Formula: SUM(Sales) = 100 + 150 + 200 + 180 + 220 = 850
• KPI Card - Total Profit: Shows total profit for all months.
  Formula: SUM(Profit) = 30 + 50 + 70 + 60 + 80 = 290
• Bar Chart - Sales by Month (Horizontal): Bars run horizontally showing sales values for each month.
• Column Chart - Profit by Month (Vertical): Columns run vertically showing profit values for each month.
• Data Table: Displays raw sales and profit data for reference.

Dashboard Layout (ASCII Art)

+----------------+----------------+
| Total Sales    | Total Profit   |
| (KPI Card)     | (KPI Card)     |
+----------------+----------------+
|                Bar Chart (Sales Horizontal)           |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
|                Column Chart (Profit Vertical)         |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
|                      Data Table                        |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
    

Interactivity

Adding a month filter updates all components: KPI cards, bar chart, column chart, and data table to show data only for the selected month(s).

Self Check

If you add a filter for Month = "March", which components update?

• KPI Cards show sales = 200 and profit = 70.
• Bar chart shows a single horizontal bar for March sales = 200.
• Column chart shows a single vertical column for March profit = 70.
• Data table shows only the row for March.

Key Result

A dashboard demonstrating horizontal and vertical direction layouts with KPI cards, bar and column charts, and a data table using sales and profit data.