What's the difference between an area chart and a line chart in Google Slides?

Nothing structurally: an area chart is a line chart with the space under the line filled in. ChartKit's Area starter is the same line-chart engine with the fill switched on.

Can Google Slides make an area chart natively?

No. The built-in line chart has no fill option. ChartKit adds an Area starter that fills the line and keeps point labels, editable on the slide.

Area charts in Google Slides

The trend of a line chart with more visual weight, editable on the slide.

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How to make an area chart in Google Slides.

An area chart is a line chart with the space beneath each line filled in. It tells the same trend story as a line chart, but the fill gives the magnitude and the climb more visual weight.

1
Insert a ChartKit area chart
Pick Area from the chart menu. It's the same line-chart engine with the fill switched on, point labels included.
2
Style it and keep it live
Apply your palette, add a CAGR bracket if the growth rate matters, and edit the chart directly on the slide whenever the numbers change.

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All chart types
Twelve types, one page each.
Line chart
Point labels and a CAGR annotation, editable on the slide.
Stacked bar chart
Segment labels, totals on top and your palette, editable on the slide.

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