# Box Chart not working as expected

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, rootsmagic, issue\
**Created:** [July 8, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364 "2024-07-08T17:00:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![PollyH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@PollyH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/PollyH)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/1 "2024-07-08T17:00:41Z")

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When I choose the “Box Chart” on the Publish tab, this is what I get.

 ![RM Box Chart](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/9/9dc884f16bdd92ff8e3310a4386539b57634a2dd.jpeg)  
What am I doing incorrectly. This does not look like a box chart to me.

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**Author:** ![BobC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/bobc/32/6195_2.png) [@BobC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/BobC)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/2 "2024-07-08T17:25:48Z")

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Under the “Appearance” selection select “Box Border” and make sure you have a border type selected. The first option is “None”.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/5/5dc741dc7fb509a3451a41f49a9d81e53dcea4b6.png)

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**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/3 "2024-07-09T01:59:46Z")

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> [@PollyH](#):
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> What am I doing incorrectly. This does not look like a box chart to me

you may want to also turn off color coding. Sometimes resetting the adjusting is easier – for some charts this does not working always as expected

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**Author:** ![PollyH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@PollyH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/PollyH)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/4 "2024-07-10T17:20:02Z")

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Thank you. That was helpful.

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**Author:** ![PollyH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bb73d2/32.png) [@PollyH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/PollyH)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/5 "2024-07-10T17:20:50Z")

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Turned it off. Thanks for the tip.

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**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/box-chart-not-working-as-expected/11364/6 "2024-07-10T17:22:31Z")

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Color coding (especially or some coloring/colors) is not always desirable. (even on screen)

Kevin