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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:
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Chart Scrolling - this
option allows you display a scrolable 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
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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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