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An area chart is based on the line chart. The area between axis
and line are emphasized with colors. Area charts are used to
represent cumulated totals using numbers or percentages (stacked
area charts in this case) over time.
Area chart may contain single series or multi series.
Chart settings on the Chart: Appearance
screen:
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Chart
Scrolling - this option allows you
display a scrollable chart. Don't forget to define the number of
points to show on the chart screen. |
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Chart
stacked - this option allows building
stacked chart where a single bar on the chart shows data for more
than one category of data. Stacked chart requires two or more Data
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Example of single-series area
chart
Sample data table:
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Month
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Sales2004
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Sales2005
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Jan
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10000
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14000
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Feb
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14000
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15000
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Mar
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12000
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9000
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In this example we choose Sales2005 as Data Series field, Month as Label field.
Example of multi-series area
chart
In this example we choose Sales2004 and Sales2005 as Data Series fields, Month as Label field.
Example of multi-series stacked
area chart
In this example we choose Sales2004 and Sales2005 as Data Series fields, Month as Label field.
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