Upon opening a chart on CQG Desktop users are presented with various types of charts they can open.
![CQG Desktop Chart Type 1](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/CQG%20Desktop%20Chart%20Type%201.png)
Users can also change the chart type for a chart they have already added to their workspace.
1. Once a chart has been opened, navigate to the bottom of the workspace. Located between the time interval option and chart settings is the option to change chart types.
![CQG Desktop Chart Type 2](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/CQG%20Desktop%20Chart%20Type%202.png)
2. After the user selects this option they will be able to alter the chart type of the chart they have previously added to their workspace.
![CQG Desktop Chart Type 3](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/CQG%20Desktop%20Chart%20Type%203.png)
3. In the example below, we have changed our bar chart to a line chart. The chart type setting always displays the chart type currently active.
![CQG Desktop Chart Type 4](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/CQG%20Desktop%20Chart%20Type%204.png)