# Status Chart Color and Text

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-color-and-text/18877>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-color-and-text/18877 "2018-07-18T11:54:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tamerplc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d78d45/32.png) [@tamerplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tamerplc)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-color-and-text/18877/1 "2018-07-18T11:54:26Z")

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i am looking for some guidance to create Status Chart present Machine status with different color code with Description . i tried with Ignition Status Chart but can't add description to the bar also limit color .

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/b/b9bf4d4b4fed220b10a6435fed9afb2eadcce1a6.JPG)

Thanks,  
Tamer

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**Author:** ![Fritzerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de053/32.png) [@Fritzerton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fritzerton)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-color-and-text/18877/2 "2024-02-23T02:30:46Z")

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Were you able to figure out how to do this? This looks like the EIT application we used at the water plant I used to work at and I’m also trying to create something similar.

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**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/status-chart-color-and-text/18877/3 "2024-02-24T05:08:35Z")

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> [@Fritzerton](#):
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> how to do this

You can do just about anything you want with annotations.

**Here is an example:**  
[https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-tooltiptext-in-foreground-of-the-status-chart-vision/69084/7?u=justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/show-tooltiptext-in-foreground-of-the-status-chart-vision/69084/7)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/6/861d8234aee0426118236c899d6eca240a74141d.png)