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5. Select [Area] in the Chart Properties drop-down.
6. Right-click on ShipDate in the Columns deck and choose [Quarter (Q3 2005)] date date grouping from the bottom half of the date options to ensure it's displayed as Continuous Data.
Stacked Area Chart
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3. Drag ShipDate from Dimensions to the Columns deck. Right-click it and select [Quarter (Q3 2005)] date date grouping from the lower half of the date options.
4. Drag Freight, then Profit, and finally Total Due from Measures to the Rows deck.
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7. Select [Stacked] from Chart Properties Axes Display Type.
Unstacked Area Chart
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6. Drag ShipDate from Dimensions to the Columns deck. Right-click it and select [Quarter (Q3 2005)] date date grouping from the lower half of the date options then click Discrete to ensure it displays as Discrete Data.
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The order in which measures are placed in the deck determines how the layers appear in an Unstacked Area Chart. Measures to the left will appear on top of layers to the right. Layers become translucent when they completely conceal layers for other measures underneath them. |
For more on how to modify charts, such as showing Independent Axes and Dual Axes, see Chart Properties Axes.
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Charts can quickly be swapped from Vertical to Horizontal and vice versa by selecting [Analysis > Swap Rows and Columns] or clicking its button in the Toolbar. |
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When Visualization builds an Area Chart, the data labels are not displayed by default on the chart.
To show labels on the chart
- Click
(Show Data Labels) on the Visual Analytics tool bartoolbar. The measure values appear on the chart view.
To format data labels
- Open Label Deck.
- In the Data Label Color area, change the foreground color to red and keep the background to Automatic.
Other Actions
Other actions that you can perform on a plotted area chart are as follows:
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