Origin's Area Graphs are the ideal graphing solution when you need to track trends in your data. Area graphs illustrate how one or more quantities change over time as well as how each quantity contributes to the sum of all quantities.

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Area Graph

Area Graph Example

In Origin, the Area graph plot type is a special kind of line graph where the Fill Area setting has been enabled and set to Normal for each plotted data set.

When one data set is plotted, the filled area extends from the plot down to the "From" scale value of the Y axis.

When multiple data sets are plotted at the same time, each is given a different area fill color. Origin then stacks each plot on top of the previous one. This allows you to see how each data plot contributes to the sum of all plotted data sets.

To learn about this graph type's customization options view the Line graph details.

The properties of an Area graph can be changed to include features typically seen in Scatter and Line and Symbol graphs, too.