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title: The Widget Type "KPI chart"
slug: campaign/docs/the-widget-type-kpi-chart
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:39.096Z
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In [edit mode](docId\:cv4pbZxSJb1m5PXje4EFp), double-click a widget or hover over a widget and click **Edit**

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![Image: KPI chart settings](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/31SSAn6daUZ1bU5OerHQc-20260720-145452.png "Image: KPI chart settings")

You can make the following settings:

- **Title**. Title of the KPI chart. It is displayed centered in a predefined font size. Leave the field blank if you do not want to display a title.
- **Value type**. Define the output type of your data source.
  - **Sum**. Sums up the data of the selected data source. (Example: A total of 955,000 messages were opened.)
  - **Average**. Calculates the average of the selected data. (Example: An average of 120,000 messages were opened per day.)
  - **Minimum**. Displays the lowest value of the data source of a day within the selected time period. (Example: The minimum number of open mails is 465.)
  - **Maximum**. Displays the highest value of the data source of a day within the selected time period. (Example: The maximum number of open mails is 511,000.)
- **Value style**. Define the style in which the key figure is to be displayed. Click **Edit…** and in the **Edit Style** window, select the property you want to edit from the drop-down list. Click **Plus** ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/pfvrRsdaV3F9f2Bp91M5W-20260720-145452.png) to add the property to the style set.
  - **Font color**. Define the font color by entering a hexadecimal value preceded by `#` (for example `#000000`). Alternatively, you can specify a color value using the color selector.
  - **Opacity**. Set a value between `0` and `1` for the opacity of the key figure.
  - **Background color**. The background is displayed in the form of a colored stripe behind the key figure. Define the font color by entering a hexadecimal value preceded by `#` (for example `#000000`). Alternatively, you can specify a color value using the color selector.
  - **Text-align**. Place the key figure on the left, centered or to the right of the widget. By default, the key figure is centered.
  - **Border**. In the text field, enter a CSS standard frame definition, such as `2px dotted orange` for a 2 pixel wide, orange dotted frame.
  - **Padding**. Specify a pixel value to change the vertical position of the key figure, for example, `20px` (the higher the pixel value, the lower the position of the key figure).
  - **Font size**. The font size is calculated automatically. Changes do not affect the output.
- **Data source**. Select the KPI you want to create a KPI chart for. The KPIs are absolute values and refer to the messages stored in your client.
  - **Recipients**. Number of recipients to whom messages are sent.
  - **Clicks**. Clicked Links.
  - **Opens**. Opened messages.
  - **Responses**. Messages that return to the sending mail server (including reply, autoresponder, hard and soft bounce).
  - **Unsubscribes**. Registered unsubscribes.

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**Chart color**. Color of the chart displayed in the background of the KPI chart. Define the font color by entering a hexadecimal value preceded by `#` (for example `#000000`). Alternatively, you can specify a color value using the color selector.
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**Note**

For better readability, the diagram color is slightly transparent. This results in color changes (for example red becomes pink).
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- **Chart type**.
  - **Area-spline**. Line chart with rounded corners and colored area.
  - **Area**. Line chart with colored area.
  - **Line**. Line chart.
  - **Spline**. Line chart with rounded corners.
- **Time Period Options**.
  - **Add Time Period…**. Add a custom time period.
    - **Title**. Enter a name for the newly created period.
    - **Type**. Select whether you want the time period to be absolute or dynamic.
    - **From**/**To (Absolute)**. Specify a start date and an end date.
    - **From**/**To (Dynamic)**. Starting from the current date, specify a time period in days. Use minus values to go back in the past.
      Click **Minus** ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/IE2rfn1g2gfWtdYUSxjAi-20260720-145452.png) to remove periods from the selection.
  - **Preselected time period**. Specify which period is to be displayed by default.
  - **Display time period selection**. Show or hide the drop-down list for time period selection in the Performance Dashboard overview.