Line Charts

Line charts are useful for showing trends over time and comparing many data series.

Line charts plot data at regular points connected by lines.

The following example shows a rising revenue trend in every territory.

a line chart showing revenue by sales region by order year

Line charts can plot data using standard, stacked, 100 percent stacked, and three-dimensional configurations. It is best not to use stacked line charts because they are difficult to distinguish from unstacked line charts with multiple data series.