Column Chart Preset

100% Stacked Column 3x

100% Stacked Column 3x is an OPF column chart preset with canonical workbook metadata, sample data, and engine chart type mapping.

100pct-stacked-column-3xOPF type: PERCENTS_STACKED_COLUMNsimple

Use Case

Compare category values in a familiar vertical format.

Data Requirements

3 series, 8 categories, flat category/series workbook

Group

Vertical comparisons across categories, time periods, or grouped series.

Series

3 series across 8 categories

Workbook Range

Sheet1!$A$1:$I$4

Source Slide

Slide 6 in the OPF chart gallery deck

When to Use

Use when categories are short, sequence matters, or the audience expects a conventional business comparison.

When to Avoid

Avoid when labels are long or when too many series would make the columns visually dense.

Best Practices

1

Start the value axis at zero

2

Keep series counts modest

3

Label important values directly

Recommended Companions

OPF Config

charts:100pct-stacked-column-3x
Open Presentation Format
{
  "$schema": "https://pptx.dev/schema/opf/v1",
  "version": "1.0",
  "meta": {
    "title": "PPTX.gallery — charts/100pct-stacked-column-3x"
  },
  "design": {},
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "gallery-preview-1",
      "layout": "chart",
      "elements": [
        {
          "id": "gallery-chart-1",
          "type": "chart",
          "chartPreset": "100pct-stacked-column-3x",
          "data": {
            "labels": [
              "Q1 2024",
              "Q2 2024",
              "Q3 2024",
              "Q4 2024",
              "Q1 2025",
              "Q2 2025",
              "Q3 2025",
              "Q4 2025"
            ],
            "datasets": [
              {
                "label": "Value 1",
                "values": [
                  19358,
                  89840,
                  93227,
                  32431,
                  80010,
                  42087,
                  31417,
                  70589
                ]
              },
              {
                "label": "Value 2",
                "values": [
                  59735,
                  45382,
                  93886,
                  83000,
                  38785,
                  99733,
                  52504,
                  17331
                ]
              },
              {
                "label": "Value 3",
                "values": [
                  40021,
                  14207,
                  51347,
                  62581,
                  45093,
                  18675,
                  37653,
                  84341
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Open in OPF Playground

Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground.