# Easy Chart Pens

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pens/3836>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 10, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pens/3836 "2012-01-10T10:27:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![peadair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@peadair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peadair)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pens/3836/1 "2012-01-10T10:27:58Z")

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Hi,

If i set a pen on my easy chart to min/max on the Table/Mode and then export that data in excel format for a months values i get 2 values for each hour, and if i set it to average i get just one value per hour.  
I presume this is just that in min/max mode it is the minimum value and the maximum value for that hour and in average mode it is the average for that hour.  
I just ask because I want to be able to give my client a definite answer.

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pens/3836/2 "2012-01-10T16:01:26Z")

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Yes, the min/max mode gives you two points where the average gives you one point per hour.

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**Author:** ![peadair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@peadair](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peadair)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pens/3836/3 "2012-01-10T16:06:17Z")

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Thanks for that