In a nutshell

  1. Select the level of interest (e.g. Genus)
  2. Select chart type (e.g. Barchart, Bubbleplot or Heatmap)
  3. Select the order of samples in the generated figure (e.g. by group, by subject or sample time/location)
  4. Choose a color scheme. Recommended colors for Heatmap: blue (1&2), bluered (1-5), greenblack, grey, heat (1&2), redgreen
  5. Press Draw Chart
  6. To obtain high-quality figures for publication, set the resolution, width and height of the figure. Increase the width and/or height if labels are only displayed partially or overlap, or if the legend overlaps with the chart.
  7. Colors are randomly assigned in the chart. Press Draw Chart again to randomly change assigned colors.