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Area Charts

Use area charts to emphasize the relative importance of values over a period of time. An area chart focuses on the magnitude of change rather than the rate of change. Each filled area on the chart represents a series and is identified by a different color or pattern. Values are plotted on the vertical (Y) axis and categories are plotted on the horizontal (X) axis. You can also chart one or more series against the secondary y axis instead of the primary axis.