Two Column Vertical Stacked Bar Chart

A two column vertical stacked bar chart shows two columns as vertical bars: one dimension (e.g. time period or category) on the x-axis, and a second dimension as stacked segments within each bar. Bar height is the total count or aggregated value; segment heights show the breakdown.

When to use it

• Two columns, vertical layout — First column (e.g. month, region) as bars, second as stacked segments.
• Time + category — e.g. Month × Product type: each month is one bar, segments are products. Often used with time charts.
• Percentage — Use Percentage so each bar sums to 100% height for composition.

How to create it

1. Add two columns — First: x-axis categories (e.g. date or category). Second: segment dimension (e.g. product, response).
2. Use time or date column — When the first column is a date/datetime column, AddMaple may show a time chart with Columns (vertical bars) by default. If not, use the chart type control to choose vertical stacked bars.
3. Stacked — Ensure the view is Stacked (not grouped bars or line) in the chart controls.
4. Optional: Percentage — Select Percentage (or Proportional) so each bar shows composition. Use the chart control to switch to trend/line view or toggle percentage.

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Select trend chart

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Toggle percent

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Two column vertical stacked bar

What you see

• One vertical bar per x-axis value — e.g. one bar per month or per category.
• Stacked segments — Each segment = one value of the second column; height = count or share.
• Legend — Second dimension categories and colors.
• Y-axis — Count or percentage scale.

See time charts and line/trend for the same data as columns/lines; horizontal stacked for horizontal layout.

Key points

• Two columns: x-axis = bars, second dimension = stacked segments; often used with date/time.
• Use Percentage for 100% stacked bars; switch to line view for trend emphasis.
• Same data can be shown as horizontal stacked bars or line chart.