Area Chart Preset
Stacked Area 3x
Stacked Area 3x is an OPF area chart preset with canonical workbook metadata, sample data, and engine chart type mapping.
Use Case
Show trend direction while giving visual weight to magnitude or contribution.
Data Requirements
3 series, 12 categories, flat category/series workbook
Group
Filled trend charts that emphasize volume, accumulation, or composition over time.
Series
3 series across 12 categories
Workbook Range
Sheet1!$A$1:$M$4
Source Slide
Slide 30 in the OPF chart gallery deck
When to Use
Use when cumulative volume or segment contribution is part of the argument.
When to Avoid
Avoid when overlapping areas hide exact values or when many series compete.
Best Practices
Use transparency deliberately
Keep stacking order stable
Reserve heavy fills for high-level stories
Recommended Companions
OPF Config
charts:stacked-area-3x{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — charts/stacked-area-3x",
"description": "Stacked Area 3x is an OPF area chart preset with canonical workbook metadata, sample data, and engine chart type mapping.",
"tags": [
"gallery:charts/stacked-area-3x"
],
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "data-visualization",
"title": "Stacked Area 3x",
"subtitle": "Show trend direction while giving visual weight to magnitude or contribution.",
"chart": {
"type": "stacked-area-3x",
"data": {
"columns": [
"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 1",
29313,
13201,
16057,
42092,
72277,
90120,
19545,
69692,
64321,
92544,
85454,
35485
],
[
"Value 2",
60328,
74799,
62383,
41979,
29342,
95990,
10726,
23970,
65724,
38683,
33053,
77889
],
[
"Value 3",
70889,
16582,
83060,
42662,
25906,
69829,
27477,
70901,
97500,
79616,
83259,
88047
]
]
}
},
"design": {
"contentBox": false,
"contentAlignment": "left",
"titleAlignment": "left",
"contentDirection": "horizontal"
}
}
],
"catalogs": {
"layouts": {
"records": [
{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
"id": "data-visualization",
"name": "Data_Visualization",
"label": "Data Visualization",
"summary": "Clean charts and graphs with supporting text. Present complex data in digestible formats.",
"description": "Clean charts and graphs with supporting text. Present complex data in digestible formats.",
"tags": [
"Charts",
"Analytics",
"Data"
],
"master": "Gallery",
"masterSlideIndex": 3,
"groupHash": "153f444c25792e384c219fafc5ca1a0324103c782fa01f0902391c0014076cad",
"groupDefault": true,
"contentType": "Chart",
"contentMultiple": "1x",
"contentAlignment": "Left",
"contentBox": false,
"contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
"contentTypeImageFill": "None",
"contentTypeListBullet": "None",
"contentTypeListHeading": false,
"slideTitle": true,
"slideTitleAlignment": "Left",
"slideImage": false,
"slideImageAlignment": "None",
"slideLayoutDirection": "Horizontal",
"zones": [
{
"role": "title",
"placeholder": "title"
},
{
"role": "chart",
"placeholder": "chart content 2"
},
{
"role": "text",
"placeholder": "text content 3"
}
],
"preview": {},
"details": "Clean charts and graphs with supporting text. Present complex data in digestible formats. OPF placeholders: title, chart, text.",
"category": "data-analysis",
"spatialCategory": "2 zone row",
"contentTypeTags": [
"comparison",
"mixed",
"chart"
],
"placeholders": [
{
"type": "title"
},
{
"type": "chart"
},
{
"type": "text"
}
],
"composition": {
"mode": "row"
},
"slideSubtitle": false
}
]
}
}
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground, or load it in the gallery visual editor.