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title: "2. Showing Tag History in a Power Chart"
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# 2. Showing Tag History in a Power Chart

> Let's create a second view (i.e., **SecondView**) and add a Power Chart component to show history on the values of several Sine Tags.

1. Right-click on the **Views** > **Test** folder and create a new view (i.e. **SecondView**).
2. Once you have your second view created, drag a **Power Chart** component on to your view.

    ![](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/assets/images/2020-11-25_16-13-35-ac7204ebab164014b0aad7f3a6b4c4a9.png)

3. With the Power Chart selected, put your Designer in **Preview Mode** and click the Tags icon ![Alt text](../perspective-session-imgs/showing-imgs/2020-11-30_12-59-14.png) in the top left of the chart. This will open the built-in Tag Browser in your Power Chart where you can add or drag Tags into your chart.  

    :::note 
    You will need to have Tag History configured and stored in a database on the Tags you want to add to the Power Chart. If you don't see the Tag(s) you want to add in the built-in Tag Browser, you will need to enable **History** on the Tag in the Tag Editor.
    :::

    ![](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/assets/images/2020-11-30_12-55-24A-38d5ce27e3ac2008e5475e066549ac1a.png)

4. Select some tags and click the **Add Selected Tags**. You can also change the **Time Range Selector** if you want to show your tags in Realtime or Historical. In the following image, we added the **Sine0**, **Sine1**, and **Sine2** tags. We also selected **Realtime**, and **15 minutes** as our timeframe to display the Sine values on the chart.

    ![](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/assets/images/2020-11-30_14-39-35-7869af0ba7c673235e3c797695b0fb9a.png)

5. You'll notice that the Power Chart will immediately start plotting data and the tags you added are shown at the bottom of the chart. That's all it takes to create a Power Chart. The Power Chart has a host of settings to customize how you can display your data: axes, plots, time range selector, and pen styles. 
    :::note
    The Power Chart component has a responsive breakpoint so it fits better on mobile devices. The default breakpoint is 750px and is configurable. For more information, go to the [Perspective Power Chart](../../../appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-chart-palette/perspective-power-chart/perspective-power-chart.md) page.
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    ![](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/assets/images/2020-12-01_9-41-43-bd1ebf56f71ab1a3b772f94007840c92.png)

6. Save your project by selecting **File** > **Save**.