{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-chart-type/v1",
  "id": "area",
  "name": "Area",
  "mappings": {
    "openxml": {
      "element": "areaChart",
      "composition": "single"
    },
    "renderers": {
      "aspose-slides": {
        "chartType": "Area"
      }
    }
  },
  "group": "Area",
  "groupSort": 5,
  "series": 1,
  "complexity": "simple",
  "x-gallery": {
    "page": "https://www.pptx.gallery/charts/area",
    "type": "AREA",
    "categories": 12,
    "seriesGroups": 1,
    "useSecondaryCategories": false,
    "workbookRange": "Sheet1!$A$1:$M$2",
    "columns": [
      "Series 1",
      "Value"
    ],
    "dataColumns": [
      {
        "name": "Series 1",
        "role": "categoryLabel",
        "type": "string",
        "position": "row0_col0"
      },
      {
        "name": "Value",
        "role": "series",
        "type": "number",
        "position": "row1_col0"
      }
    ],
    "sampleData": {
      "headers": [
        "Series 1",
        "Q1 2024",
        "Q2 2024",
        "Q3 2024",
        "Q4 2024",
        "Q1 2025",
        "Q2 2025",
        "Q3 2025",
        "Q4 2025",
        "Q1 2026",
        "Q2 2026",
        "Q3 2026",
        "Q4 2026"
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          "Value",
          90676,
          84593,
          49446,
          63225,
          81819,
          10053,
          49829,
          47606,
          37549,
          66346,
          86019,
          89516
        ]
      ]
    },
    "use_case": "Show trend direction while giving visual weight to magnitude or contribution.",
    "data_requirements": "1 series, 12 categories, flat category/series workbook",
    "recommended_color_schemes": [
      "corporate-trust",
      "growth-and-nature"
    ],
    "when_to_use": "Use when cumulative volume or segment contribution is part of the argument.",
    "when_to_avoid": "Avoid when overlapping areas hide exact values or when many series compete.",
    "best_practices": [
      "Use transparency deliberately",
      "Keep stacking order stable",
      "Reserve heavy fills for high-level stories"
    ],
    "pagePreview": {
      "src": "https://www.pptx.gallery/media/chart-previews/area.d1248f6865e9.png",
      "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/media/chart-previews/area.8102c788f387.svg"
    },
    "pageDescription": "Area is an OPF area chart preset with canonical workbook metadata, sample data, and engine chart type mapping."
  }
}