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Every ggplot has data, aesthetics (which column goes on x, y, colour) and a geometry (geom_col bars, geom_line lines, geom_point dots). Layers are added with +.
💡 reorder(region, sales) sorts bars by value, the single biggest readability improvement for bar charts.
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Written by Atul Vij Atul (AJ) builds office-automation and local-first AI tools as Atulya AI, and works with Excel, SAP and Oracle EPM every day. He writes about the shortcuts, macros and automations that actually save time — plus the occasional wacky fact. Videos on YouTube: Lazy Automator AI (@LazyAutomatorAI).
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