# Covert from Area Chart to Line chart

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699 "2020-04-19T04:57:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nages](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nages/32/46943_2.png) [@nages](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nages)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699/1 "2020-04-19T04:57:14Z")

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Is there anyway to convert from one visualization type to another visualization type - say from Area Chart to Line chart ?  
And also, how could i create a duplicate of a visualization ?

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699/2 "2020-04-19T19:51:52Z")

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Yes you can very well convert Area chart to Line chart using the same index pattern. Plz follow this tutorial here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html)  
You can create a duplicate of a visualization . I just did a quick test on 7.6 version

- i exported a visualization
- i opened the export file, i removed the id (it will get auto generated) and i changed the name
- saved the file and imported it

everything works as expected.

can you check your index pattern and see if the source.keyword field is there at all ?  
are you exporting a visualization created with current version of kibana

thanks  
Rashmi

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**Author:** ![nages](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nages/32/46943_2.png) [@nages](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nages)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699/3 "2020-04-20T02:57:13Z")

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> Yes you can very well convert Area chart to Line chart using the same index pattern. Plz follow this tutorial here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html)

Can you paste the specific text that mentions that . I didnt seem to find any thing relevant in that page [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/tutorial-visualizing.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/covert-from-area-chart-to-line-chart/228699/4 "2020-05-18T02:57:24Z")

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