How to Change the Order of an Excel Stacked Area Chart (With Quick Steps)

How to Add a Stacked Area Chart in Excel

We have a dataset of 6 months’ sales data of an electronic store. Using these data, you can create a stacked area chart in Excel by following the steps below.

Steps:

• Select your dataset, which is B5:E10 here.
• Go to the Insert tab >> Insert Line or Area Chart tool >> Stacked Area option.

• You will see a stacked area chart for your selected data range.

• To visualize the chart better, click on the Chart Elements tool and tick only the Axes and Legend options.

• To clarify the chart, right-click on the chart area and choose the Select Data… option from the context menu.

• The Select Data Source window will appear.
• Click on the Series 1 legend entry and click on the Edit button.

• The Edit Series window will appear now.
• Type ‘Desktop’ in the Series name: text box, as this dataset represents the Desktop column data.
• Click OK.

• For Series 2 and 3, write ‘Laptop’ and ‘Mobile’.
• Click on OK from the Select Data Source window.

You can see you now have an understandable and better-looking stacked area chart of your dataset. It will look like this.

How to Change Order of Stacked Area Chart in Excel (With Easy Steps)

Step 1: Right-click on Chart Area and Navigate to Select Data Source Window

• Click on the chart area and right-click.
• Choose the Select Data… option from the context menu.

• The Select Data Source window will appear.

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Step 2: Reorganize the Order of the Series

• Select the Desktop series and click the downward arrow button twice.

• Select the Mobile series and click on the upward arrow button.

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Final Step: Finalize the Series Order

• Now, you can see that all the series are aligned as you want them.
• Click OK.

You can change the Excel stacked area chart order to your requirements. The outcome should look like this.

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