PowerPoint Charts | .NET PowerPoint Library

Overview

A chart communicates data graphically on a slide. The Syncfusion .NET PowerPoint Library allows you to create, remove, and customize 80+ types of charts in PowerPoint presentations using C#, without Microsoft PowerPoint or interop dependencies.

How to create a chart in a PowerPoint presentation using C#

Install NuGet package: Install the Syncfusion.Presentation.Net.Core NuGet package in your project.
Create presentation: Create an instance of IPresentation to represent the presentation document.
Add slide and chart: Add a blank slide as an ISlide and add a chart to the blank slide as an IPresentationChart.
Set chart type: Set the chart type using the ChartType property.
Set chart data range: Set the chart data range using the DataRange property and the data range values using the SetValue method.
Save the presentation: Save the IPresentation object to the FileStream object.

Here is an example of how to create a pie chart in a PowerPoint presentation in C# using the Syncfusion .NET PowerPoint Library.

c#
//Create an instance of presentation.
using IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a chart to the slide with position and size.
IPresentationChart chart = slide.Charts.AddChart(100, 10, 700, 500);
//Select the chart type.
chart.ChartType = OfficeChartType.Pie;

//Assign data range.
chart.DataRange = chart.ChartData[1, 1, 6, 2];
chart.IsSeriesInRows = false;

//Set the values for the chart data.
chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 1, "Food");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 1, "Fruits");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 1, "Vegetables");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 1, "Dairy");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 1, "Protein");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 1, "Grains");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(1, 2, "Percentage");
chart.ChartData.SetValue(2, 2, 36);
chart.ChartData.SetValue(3, 2, 14);
chart.ChartData.SetValue(4, 2, 13);
chart.ChartData.SetValue(5, 2, 28);
chart.ChartData.SetValue(6, 2, 9);

//Set data labels.
chart.Series[0].DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.IsValue = true;

//Save the presentation.
using FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sample.pptx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
presentation.Save(outputStream);

Customize PowerPoint charts

A chart consists of various elements, such as title, area, plot area, series, legends, data labels, and axes. The .NET PowerPoint Library allows you to format each element, enhancing the visual appeal of the charts in a PowerPoint.