Horizontal Stacked Vector Engine

Horizontal Stacked Bar Chart

Famous for survey demographic breakdowns, Likert scale responses, and long-label component comparisons.

Built as true native InDesign stacked horizontal bars with distinct swatch fills. Typography stays 100% intact, automatically following your active document Paragraph and Character Styles.

Renders on your canvas in 3–4 seconds.
No matter how much data and configuration you need.

Native InDesign Vector Horizontal Stacked Bar Chart Selection Handles

Native InDesign vector polygon selection with active handles & live swatch binding.

Option Controls

Plugin Options for Horizontal Stacked Bar Charts

1 2 3 4 5 InDesign UXP Panel Horizontal Stacked Bar Chart Options Tab Screenshot

1 Group Spacing

Slider controlling vertical gap spacing between horizontal bars (0% to 50%).

2 Include Legend

Toggle switch to automatically generate the legend as an InDesign table.

3 Show Data Labels

Toggle switch to show sub-segment numeric values.

4 Data Label Alignment

Radio selection for label alignment: Inside Bottom or Inside Top.

5 Axis & Grid Controls

All chart types feature comprehensive axis and grid options too — customizable gridline density (Auto, 3, 5, or 10 divisions), tick mark toggles, line stroke weights, zero baselines, and axis typography styling.

Horizontal Stacked Bar Editorial & Usage Rules

Typical Use & Purpose

Demographic & Survey Composition

Best choice for survey results (Agree/Neutral/Disagree) and categorical breakdowns where category titles require full horizontal sentences.

Not Ideal / Working

Avoid Rapid Sub-Segment Jumps

Avoid using stacked horizontal bars when precise comparison between middle segments across rows is critical, as middle segments lack a common baseline.

Editorial Tips

Publication Best Practices

Color Palette: Use contrasting swatches with clear brightness variation so segment boundaries remain distinct when printed in monochrome.
Total Labels: Append row totals to the outer right edge for total volume clarity.
Text Readability: Ensure white text labels on dark swatches meet contrast standards.

Sample Data Table Structure

Column 1 supplies survey or category rows. Columns 2+ define component series.

Demographic	Satisfied	Neutral	Dissatisfied
Age 18-34	65	20	15
Age 35-54	58	25	17
Age 55+	72	18	10

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