# Pie charts

If you are comparing parts of a whole, consider using a pie chart, which gives dashboard consumers an immediate visual clue of the relative sizes of the shares of a whole. Key words associated with charts include, portion, share, and percentage. For example, if you want to demonstrate the proportion of the company's budget spent on health insurance, use a pie chart. Categories are represented by individual slices. To make the chart easier to read, limit the number of slices to five. The size of the slice in a pie chart is determined by the value as shown in the following example:

![Pie chart](https://591371677-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFgwF7oC7Y6b7XWdahykf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e71fe0108492b662df2c1fbe20c5ab46986ea402%2FCD_pie_chart_preview.png?alt=media)

You can animate a pie chart if you want its pieces to be exploded, which means that the individual slices of the pie can be pulled away from the rest of the pie.

![Exploded pie chart](https://591371677-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFgwF7oC7Y6b7XWdahykf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7635e57079401b207b0b2e607669ff2e7dc20e30%2FCD_pie_explosion.png?alt=media)

To animate a pie, enable **Animated** check box in the Chart Designer.