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Creating Stacked Chart Visualizations

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create Stacked chart visualizations using a sample spreadsheet.

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Key Concepts​

There are three different layouts to choose from when using stacked charts: Area, Column and Bar.

You can also configure the following settings:

  • Axis Configuration: the axis configuration lets you configure the minimum and maximum values for your charts. The minimum value is set to 0 by default and the maximum calculated automatically depending on your values.

  • Logarithmic Axis Configuration: if you check the Logarithmic checkbox, the scale for your values will be calculated with a non-linear scale which takes magnitude into account instead of the usual linear scale.

Sample Data Source​

For this tutorial, you will use the Stacked Charts sheet in the Reveal Visualization Tutorials.

Creating a Stacked Chart​

  1. Choose Edit in overflow menu.

    Edit button in overflow menu

  2. Select the + Visualization button in the top right-hand corner.

    Add new visualization button

  3. Select your data source from the list of data sources.

    Selecting the data source from the list of data sources

  4. Choose the Stacked Charts sheet.

    Stacked Charts Spreadsheet in the tutorial data source

  5. Open the Visualization Picker and select any of the stacked visualizations. By default, the visualization type will be set to Column.

    List of stacked chart types

  6. Stacked charts require two or more fields to be dragged and dropped into the Values placeholder of the data editor. In this case, the 1960, 2003, 2008 and 2010 fields have been dropped into Values and Country Name in Label.

    Organizing the data from the stacked charts spreadsheet

Changing your Axis Configuration​

Similarly to the Gauge bounds, the chart axis configuration allows you to set the lowest and highest values in your chart. You can use this feature to include or exclude specific data.

1. Change SettingsSettings sectionGo to the Settings section of the Visualization Editor.
2. Access the Axis Bounds sectionTutorials-Axis-BoundsNavigate to Axis Bounds. Depending on whether you want to set the minimum or maximum value (or both), enter the value you want the chart to start or end with.

Setting your Axis Configuration as Logarithmic​

1. Change SettingsTutorials-Navigate-SettingsGo to the Settings section of the Visualization Editor.
2. Access the Axis optionTutorials-Axis-BoundsExpand the Axis dropdown by selecting the down arrow. Then select Logarithmic.

Enabling Percentage Distribution​

For stacked charts, you can configure the Percentage Distribution. It allows you to switch between values and percentage distribution scales for those types of charts. In order to do this:

1. Change SettingsTutorials-Navigate-SettingsGo to the Settings section of the Visualization Editor.
2. Enable Percentage DistributionTutorials-Percentage-DistributionEnable the percentage distribution setting by checking the Percentage Distribution box.