This chapter describes the common usage of the basic chart types such as Bar, Pie, and X-Y Plot charts. It also provides a sample code for each chart type. The samples are simple and concise, and focus on the main aspects of each common chart type. The chart data in most of the samples included in this topic are from the Nwind.mdb provided in the Chart for Winforms installation. The distribution package includes a lot of sophisticated samples that show details and advanced features not discussed in this quick walkthrough.