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trying to understand activity chart

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‎12-30-2016 04:54 - last edited on ‎08-20-2020 18:17 by Fitbit Moderator

‎12-30-2016 04:54 - last edited on ‎08-20-2020 18:17 by Fitbit Moderator

I'm trying to figure out what my mileage and steps are for the year.  Why, when I go to the yearly chart, does it say only 13,000 for a given month, in steps, when I actually get that in a day?  And it does say at the bottom over 3 million for the year?  I just don't understand why each month it doesn't give you a total.  I'm sure I must just be misreading somehow.  Thanks

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‎01-01-2017 05:20

‎01-01-2017 05:20

Hi there @motherreb! I'm happy to see you have stopped by! Woman Very Happy

 

When you check your yearly step count, the number you see for each month is an average of your step count for that month. If you want to check the total step count for that specific month, you can go to the monthly step count chart, and there you would also be able to see the steps that you did daily, during that month.

 

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If you have a SmartPhone (iOS, Android or Windows Phone), you can also check the yearly step count in the Fitbit app. Different from the Online Dashboard, in the app, you will be able to see the actual step count for the month, not the average. 

 

Let me know if you have any further questions! Man Very Happy

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‎01-01-2017 05:20

‎01-01-2017 05:20

Hi there @motherreb! I'm happy to see you have stopped by! Woman Very Happy

 

When you check your yearly step count, the number you see for each month is an average of your step count for that month. If you want to check the total step count for that specific month, you can go to the monthly step count chart, and there you would also be able to see the steps that you did daily, during that month.

 

Monthly step count.PNG

 

If you have a SmartPhone (iOS, Android or Windows Phone), you can also check the yearly step count in the Fitbit app. Different from the Online Dashboard, in the app, you will be able to see the actual step count for the month, not the average. 

 

Let me know if you have any further questions! Man Very Happy

Annie| Community Moderator

Was my answer helpful? Awesome! Let's help our fellow Fitbitters by marking this as a solution, and vote up! 😄

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‎01-01-2017 05:23

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‎01-01-2017 05:23

Thank you so much for the reply!  I get it now!

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‎08-14-2020 09:53

In response to AnnieFitbit

‎08-14-2020 09:53

 

 

What you are showing in a chart should be clearly labeled, so why not label the Chart as "Average Steps" vs "Steps"?

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