The Cross Area Chart object needs two [[DateDates]] or [[TextTexts]] columns (or one of each) that will be used to group data and one [[Value]] column that will be show shown as the filled areas in the chart.

The first chart example displays the [[Stacking]] ''percentage'' values of ''Products'' ''Profit'' throught through ''Years''.

In the example above example , the area chart displays the [[Stacking|stacked]] ''Net Revenue'' values of ''Vendors'' by ''Region''.