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## Overview


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| **Area** | ![image](media://a4c8d259-0a34-4b2f-8a8a-24086e7b2b07) | 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** | ![image](media://55a6bcc9-b309-43a0-a69e-9e48cae22cd1) | 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


### 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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