6.6.4 Stack Column With Labels

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Summary

This graph displays a stack column plot. Each data point in each column has been labelled using the associated data value, and custom formatting applied to column fills and labels.

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Minimum Origin Version Required: 2015 SR0

What will you learn

This tutorial will show you how to

Steps

This tutorial is associated with <Origin EXE Folder>\Samples\Tutorial Data.opj.

  1. Open Tutorial Data.opj and browse to the Stack Column With Labels folder in Project Explorer (PE).
  2. Activate the worksheet and select columns B through E. In the main menu, select Plot > Bar, Pie, Area : Stacked Column. Alternatively, you can click the Stacked Column button on the 2D Graph toolbar.
    Stack Column With Labels 02.png
  3. Double-click the X axis tick labels to open the Axis dialog box. Go to Tick Labels tab and set the X axis tick labels as following:
    Stack Column With Labels 03.png
  4. Select the Grids tab and hold Ctrl key to select Horizontal icon in left panel to simultaneously apply changes to the Y Axis. , Check the Opposite box to add lines opposite both the X and Y axes:
    Stack Column With Labels 04.png
  5. Go to the Scale tab and click Vertical icon on the left panel to set the value of To to 102 for Y axis and click OK to apply settings and close the Axis dialog box.
  6. Double-click the plot to open the Plot Details dialog box. On the Group tab, set the Fill Color as shown below:
    Stack Column With Labels 07.png
  7. On the Label tab, select Enable. Set the Font, Color, and Size to Verdana, white, and 18. Set Label Form to Custom and enter "$((y),.0)%" for the Format String.
    Stack Column With Labels 08.png
  8. On the Spacing tab, set Gap Between Bars(in %) to 30.
    Stack Column With Labels 09.png
  9. On the Pattern tab, set Gradient Fill as shown below:
    Stack Column With Labels 10.png
  10. In the left panel, select Layer1. On the Background tab, set Color and Gradient Fill as shown below:
    Stack Column With Labels 11.png
  11. Click OK to close the dialog box. To complete the graph, change the X and Y axis labels to "Year" and "Population (%)", then add the graph title “U.S. Population by Race.”