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Overview

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Area

You want to emphasize the magnitude of change over time. Use an area chart to show how much the value of a measure changes over time.

Stacked Area

You want to emphasise the magnitude of change over time, while comparing multiple categories.

Chart Data Options

Option

Description

Horizontal Axis

This is the category label for the X axis

Vertical Axis

Typically a numeric value such as $. An item that you want to measure on your Chart

Colour

This option is only available if you have a cross tab data set available and is used to determine the colour applied for cross tab series data.

Area Chart Tutorial

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Summary

In order to set up an Area Chart you will need:

  1. Create a report with chart display
    1. Select a field to use as the Horizontal Axis
    2. Select a field to use as the Vertical Axis
    3. Select a field to use as the Colour (if you have decided to create a cross tab report)
  2. Create your chart, selecting Area as the type
  3. Provide the Horizontal Axis, Vertical Axis, and Colour options
  4. Customise the Chart as required
  5. Proceed to the Output step
  6. Save your report



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