Bar Chart Preset
Stacked Bar 3x
Stacked Bar 3x is an OPF bar chart preset with canonical workbook metadata, sample data, and engine chart type mapping.
stacked-bar-3xOPF type: STACKED_BARsimple
Use Case
Rank or compare categories when horizontal labels need room.
Data Requirements
3 series, 6 categories, flat category/series workbook
Group
Horizontal comparisons, ranked values, and progress-style measures.
Series
3 series across 6 categories
Workbook Range
Sheet1!$A$1:$G$4
Source Slide
Slide 24 in the OPF chart gallery deck
When to Use
Use when category names are long, ranking is the main story, or progress should read left to right.
When to Avoid
Avoid for dense time-series narratives where a line or area chart communicates direction better.
Best Practices
1
Sort bars by value when ranking
2
Use a single accent for the key item
3
Keep category labels readable
Recommended Companions
OPF Config
charts:stacked-bar-3xOpen Presentation Format
{
"$schema": "https://pptx.dev/schema/opf/v1",
"version": "1.0",
"meta": {
"title": "PPTX.gallery — charts/stacked-bar-3x"
},
"design": {},
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "chart",
"elements": [
{
"id": "gallery-chart-1",
"type": "chart",
"chartPreset": "stacked-bar-3x",
"data": {
"labels": [
"Q1 2024",
"Q2 2024",
"Q3 2024",
"Q4 2024",
"Q1 2025",
"Q2 2025"
],
"datasets": [
{
"label": "Value 1",
"values": [
19099,
46585,
56025,
94080,
76768,
62386
]
},
{
"label": "Value 2",
"values": [
99065,
80282,
53404,
13617,
25118,
44237
]
},
{
"label": "Value 3",
"values": [
33405,
86099,
44795,
15014,
24208,
88193
]
}
]
}
}
]
}
]
}Open in OPF Playground
Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground.