Area chart

Use the area chart for showing trends over time among related attributes. The area chart is like the plot chart except that the area below the plotted line is completed with color to indicate volume.

When multiple attributes are included, the first attribute is plotted as a line with color fill followed by the second attribute, and so on. A higher values obscures a lower value if the lower value was plotted first. If this happens, you can rearrange the attributes by dragging the column headings in the Filters tab to arrange them in descending order of value. You can also switch to a stacked area.

After adding the chart, use the styling options in the Properties editor to refine the appearance. If the Properties editor is not open, click Properties editor icon Edit properties in the view's title bar. The Font style iconStyle tab shows a thumbnail graphic of the chart with areas that you click to edit the corresponding options.

Area chart style properties

Header Label

Select the Header Label area of the thumbnail graphic in the Properties editor Font style iconStyle tab to add a title to the view, which shows in the view title bar. You can also apply the title as a view header, add a border, and change the text style. The default name is Pie Chart. See Header Label.

Plot Area

Click the plot area in the thumbnail graphic to open these tabs: Area Chart, Chart Thresholds, and Chart Markers. See Plot Area.

The following screen captures are the same area chart showing Purple% Processor Time, Gold% Privileged Time, and Blue% User Time. 1 is the initial rendering. The % Privileged Time value is almost completely obscured by the higher % User Time value. 2 is the chart after moving the % Privileged Time column heading after % User Time in the Properties editor Filters tab so that the highest value is plotted first, followed by the next highest value, and then the lowest value. Now all the values are revealed. 3 is the chart after changing Type to Stacking Area Chart, whereby the values are stacked one upon the other.

1% Processor Time, then % Privileged Time, and, finally, % User Time 2Area chart after moving the lowest value, % Privileged Time, after % User Time. 3Stacked area chart

Legend Label

Select the Legend Label area of the thumbnail graphic in the Properties editor Font style iconStyle tab to control the display of the chart legend and its appearance, including the coloring of the data series: pie slices, bars, plot lines, and plot areas. See Legend Label.

Value and Category Axes

Edit the axis style properties to switch between vertical and horizontal orientation, and to add labels and styling options. See Value and Category Axes.

Footer Label

Select the Footer Label area of the thumbnail graphic in the Properties editor Font style iconStyle tab to add a label at the bottom of the view. See Footer Label.