Types of line chart

There are eight line chart options available, consisting of four main types drawn with and without data points:

Simple line chart

This chart draws a line between the data points in each series.

Area chart

This chart draws a line between the data points, and then shades the area between this line and the axes of the chart. A further line is drawn from the x axis to each data point.

Stacked area chart

This chart stacks data series, drawing a line between the points in each and shading the area between each line and the line below it.

Line chart with error bars

This chart draws a line with error bars extending from each data point. Each line in the chart requires two series of data; the first is used for the line data point and the second to place the error bar.