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A gauge chart (or speedometer chart) is a combination of doughnut chart and pie chart. It only displays a single value which is used to indicate how far you are from reaching a goal. In this article, you'll learn how to create a gauge chart in C# via Spire.XLS.
Here is the gauge chart that I'm going to create.
Code Snippet:
Step 1: Create a new workbook and add some sample data into the first sheet.
Workbook book = new Workbook(); Worksheet sheet = book.Worksheets[0]; sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Value"; sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "30"; sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "60"; sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "90"; sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "180"; sheet.Range["C2"].Value = "value"; sheet.Range["C3"].Value = "pointer"; sheet.Range["C4"].Value = "End"; sheet.Range["D2"].Value = "10"; sheet.Range["D3"].Value = "1"; sheet.Range["D4"].Value = "189";
Step 2: Create a doughnut chart based on the data from A1 to A5. Set the chart position.
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Doughnut); chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["A1:A5"]; chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false; chart.HasLegend = true; chart.LeftColumn = 2; chart.TopRow = 7; chart.RightColumn = 9; chart.BottomRow = 25;
Step 3: Set format of Value series. Following code makes the graphic looks like a semi-circle.
var cs1 = (ChartSerie)chart.Series["Value"]; cs1.Format.Options.DoughnutHoleSize = 60; cs1.DataFormat.Options.FirstSliceAngle = 270; cs1.DataPoints[0].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.Yellow; cs1.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.PaleVioletRed; cs1.DataPoints[2].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.DarkViolet; cs1.DataPoints[3].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
Step 4: Add a new series to the doughnut chart, set chart type as Pie, and set the data range for the series. Format the each data point in the series to make sure only the pointer category is visible in the graphic.
var cs2 = (ChartSerie)chart.Series.Add("Pointer", ExcelChartType.Pie);
cs2.Values = sheet.Range["D2:D4"];
cs2.UsePrimaryAxis = false;
cs2.DataPoints[0].DataLabels.HasValue= true;
cs2.DataFormat.Options.FirstSliceAngle = 270;
cs2.DataPoints[0].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
cs2.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.FillType = ShapeFillType.SolidColor;
cs2.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.Black;
cs2.DataPoints[2].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
Step 5: Save and launch to view the effect.
book.SaveToFile("AddGaugeChart.xlsx", FileFormat.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("AddGaugeChart.xlsx");
Full Code:
using Spire.Xls;
using Spire.Xls.Charts;
using System.Drawing;
namespace CreateGauge
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook book = new Workbook();
Worksheet sheet = book.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Value";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "30";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "60";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "90";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "180";
sheet.Range["C2"].Value = "value";
sheet.Range["C3"].Value = "pointer";
sheet.Range["C4"].Value = "End";
sheet.Range["D2"].Value = "10";
sheet.Range["D3"].Value = "1";
sheet.Range["D4"].Value = "189";
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Doughnut);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["A1:A5"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.HasLegend = true;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.TopRow = 7;
chart.RightColumn = 9;
chart.BottomRow = 25;
var cs1 = (ChartSerie)chart.Series["Value"];
cs1.Format.Options.DoughnutHoleSize = 60;
cs1.DataFormat.Options.FirstSliceAngle = 270;
cs1.DataPoints[0].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.Yellow;
cs1.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.PaleVioletRed;
cs1.DataPoints[2].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.DarkViolet;
cs1.DataPoints[3].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
var cs2 = (ChartSerie)chart.Series.Add("Pointer", ExcelChartType.Pie);
cs2.Values = sheet.Range["D2:D4"];
cs2.UsePrimaryAxis = false;
cs2.DataPoints[0].DataLabels.HasValue = true;
cs2.DataFormat.Options.FirstSliceAngle = 270;
cs2.DataPoints[0].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
cs2.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.FillType = ShapeFillType.SolidColor;
cs2.DataPoints[1].DataFormat.Fill.ForeColor = Color.Black;
cs2.DataPoints[2].DataFormat.Fill.Visible = false;
book.SaveToFile("AddGaugeChart.xlsx", FileFormat.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("AddGaugeChart.xlsx");
}
}
}
In our tutorials, there are articles introducing the method to insert, remove, position text box and extract text from text box. This article is going to give the documentation of how to set the internal margin for textbox with the position and line style settings included using Spire.Doc.
Note: before start, please download the latest version of Spire.Doc and add the .dll in the bin folder as the reference of Visual Studio.
Step 1: Create a Word document and add a section.
Document document = new Document(); Section sec = document.AddSection();
Step 2: Add a text box and append sample text.
TextBox TB = document.Sections[0].AddParagraph().AppendTextBox(310, 90);
Paragraph para = TB.Body.AddParagraph();
TextRange TR = para.AppendText("Using Spire.Doc, developers will find a simple and effective method to endow their applications with rich MS Word features. ");
TR.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Cambria ";
TR.CharacterFormat.FontSize = 13;
Step 3: Set exact position for the text box.
TB.Format.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page; TB.Format.HorizontalPosition = 80; TB.Format.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page; TB.Format.VerticalPosition = 100;
Step 4: Set line style for the text box.
TB.Format.LineStyle = TextBoxLineStyle.Double; TB.Format.LineColor = Color.CornflowerBlue; TB.Format.LineDashing = LineDashing.DashDotDot; TB.Format.LineWidth = 5;
Step 5: Set internal margin for the text box:
TB.Format.InternalMargin.Top = 15; TB.Format.InternalMargin.Bottom = 10; TB.Format.InternalMargin.Left = 12; TB.Format.InternalMargin.Right = 10;
Step 6: Save the document and launch to see effects.
document.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("result.docx");
Effects:
Full Codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
using Spire.Doc.Fields;
using System.Drawing;
namespace Demo
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Document document = new Document();
Section sec = document.AddSection();
TextBox TB = document.Sections[0].AddParagraph().AppendTextBox(310, 90);
Paragraph para = TB.Body.AddParagraph();
TextRange TR = para.AppendText("Using Spire.Doc, developers will find a simple and effective method to endow their applications with rich MS Word features. ");
TR.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Cambria ";
TR.CharacterFormat.FontSize = 13;
TB.Format.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page;
TB.Format.HorizontalPosition = 80;
TB.Format.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page;
TB.Format.VerticalPosition = 100;
TB.Format.LineStyle = TextBoxLineStyle.Double;
TB.Format.LineColor = Color.CornflowerBlue;
TB.Format.LineDashing = LineDashing.DashDotDot;
TB.Format.LineWidth = 5;
TB.Format.InternalMargin.Top = 15;
TB.Format.InternalMargin.Bottom = 10;
TB.Format.InternalMargin.Left = 12;
TB.Format.InternalMargin.Right = 10;
document.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("result.docx");
}
}
}
By default, Excel sets the axis properties automatically for charts. These properties include axis options like maximum & minimum value, major & minor unit, major & minor tick mark type, axis labels position, axis across value and whether values in reverse order. Sometimes we need to set those properties manually to beautify and perfect the charts. This article is going to introduce the method to customize axis setting for Excel chart in C# using Spire.XLS.
Note: before start, please download the latest version of Spire.XLS and add the .dll in the bin folder as the reference of Visual Studio.
Step 1: Create a workbook and add a sheet filled with some sample data.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun";
sheet.Range["A8"].Value = "Jul";
sheet.Range["A9"].Value = "Aug";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Planned";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 38;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 47;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 39;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 36;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 27;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 25;
sheet.Range["B8"].NumberValue = 36;
sheet.Range["B9"].NumberValue = 48;
Step 2: Create a column clustered chart based on the sample data.
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.ColumnClustered);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B9"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.PlotArea.Visible = false;
chart.TopRow = 6;
chart.BottomRow = 25;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn = 9;
chart.ChartTitle = "Chart with Customized Axis";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A9"];
Step 3: Set the customized axis properties for the chart.
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MajorUnit = 8;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinorUnit = 2;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MaxValue = 50;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinValue = 0;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.IsReverseOrder = false;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MajorTickMark = TickMarkType.TickMarkOutside;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinorTickMark = TickMarkType.TickMarkInside;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.TickLabelPosition = TickLabelPositionType.TickLabelPositionNextToAxis;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.CrossesAt = 0;
Step 4: Save the document and launch to see effects.
workbook.SaveToFile("Result.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Result.xlsx");
Effects:
Full codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Spire.Xls;
using System.Drawing;
namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun";
sheet.Range["A8"].Value = "Jul";
sheet.Range["A9"].Value = "Aug";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Planned";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 38;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 47;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 39;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 36;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 27;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 25;
sheet.Range["B8"].NumberValue = 36;
sheet.Range["B9"].NumberValue = 48;
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.ColumnClustered);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B9"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.PlotArea.Visible = false;
chart.TopRow = 6;
chart.BottomRow = 25;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn = 9;
chart.ChartTitle = "Chart with Customized Axis";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A9"];
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MajorUnit = 8;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinorUnit = 2;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MaxValue = 50;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinValue = 0;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.IsReverseOrder = false;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MajorTickMark = TickMarkType.TickMarkOutside;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.MinorTickMark = TickMarkType.TickMarkInside;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.TickLabelPosition = TickLabelPositionType.TickLabelPositionNextToAxis;
chart.PrimaryValueAxis.CrossesAt = 0;
workbook.SaveToFile("Result.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Result.xlsx");
}
}
}
Embed 3D Interactive Graphics into PDF Document in C#/VB.NET
2015-09-22 08:43:39 Written by AdministratorUniversal 3D (U3D) is a compressed file format for 3D computer graphic data. 3D modules in U3D format can be inserted into PDF documents and interactively visualized by Acrobat Reader. This article presents how to embed a pre-created U3D file into a PDF document using Spire.PDF in C#, VB.NET.
Main Steps:
Step 1: Initialize a new object of PdfDocuemnt, and add a blank page to the PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(); PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add();
Step 2: Draw a rectangle on the page to define the canvas area for the 3D file.
Rectangle rt = new Rectangle(0, 80, 200, 200);
Step 3: Initialize a new object of Pdf3DAnnotation, load the .u3d file as 3D annotation.
Pdf3DAnnotation annotation = new Pdf3DAnnotation(rt, "teapot.u3d"); annotation.Activation = new Pdf3DActivation(); annotation.Activation.ActivationMode = Pdf3DActivationMode.PageOpen;
Step 4: Define a 3D view mode.
Pdf3DView View= new Pdf3DView(); View.Background = new Pdf3DBackground(new PdfRGBColor(Color.Purple )); View.ViewNodeName = "test"; View.RenderMode = new Pdf3DRendermode(Pdf3DRenderStyle.Solid); View.InternalName = "test"; View.LightingScheme = new Pdf3DLighting(); View.LightingScheme.Style = Pdf3DLightingStyle.Day;
Step 5: Set the 3D view mode for the annotation.
annotation.Views.Add(View);
Step 6: Add the annotation to PDF.
page.Annotations.Add(annotation);
Step 7: Save the file.
doc.SaveToFile("Create3DPdf.pdf", FileFormat.PDF);
Output:
Full Code:
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Annotations;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using System.Drawing;
namespace Embed3DInteractiveGraphics
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add();
Rectangle rt = new Rectangle(0, 80, 200, 200);
Pdf3DAnnotation annotation = new Pdf3DAnnotation(rt, "teapot.u3d");
annotation.Activation = new Pdf3DActivation();
annotation.Activation.ActivationMode = Pdf3DActivationMode.PageOpen;
Pdf3DView View= new Pdf3DView();
View.Background = new Pdf3DBackground(new PdfRGBColor(Color.Purple));
View.ViewNodeName = "test";
View.RenderMode = new Pdf3DRendermode(Pdf3DRenderStyle.Solid);
View.InternalName = "test";
View.LightingScheme = new Pdf3DLighting();
View.LightingScheme.Style = Pdf3DLightingStyle.Day;
annotation.Views.Add(View);
page.Annotations.Add(annotation);
doc.SaveToFile("Create3DPdf.pdf", FileFormat.PDF);
}
}
}
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Annotations
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports System.Drawing
Namespace Embed3DInteractiveGraphics
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(args As String())
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add()
Dim rt As New Rectangle(0, 80, 200, 200)
Dim annotation As New Pdf3DAnnotation(rt, "teapot.u3d")
annotation.Activation = New Pdf3DActivation()
annotation.Activation.ActivationMode = Pdf3DActivationMode.PageOpen
Dim View As New Pdf3DView()
View.Background = New Pdf3DBackground(New PdfRGBColor(Color.Purple))
View.ViewNodeName = "test"
View.RenderMode = New Pdf3DRendermode(Pdf3DRenderStyle.Solid)
View.InternalName = "test"
View.LightingScheme = New Pdf3DLighting()
View.LightingScheme.Style = Pdf3DLightingStyle.Day
annotation.Views.Add(View)
page.AnnotationsWidget.Add(annotation)
doc.SaveToFile("Create3DPdf.pdf", FileFormat.PDF)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
As a comprehensive PDF component, Spire.PDF supports to sign a PDF digitally, embed certificate in PDF as well as delete signatures in existing PDF documents. In this article, you'll learn how to remove all digital signatures from a PDF with C#, VB.NET.
Test File:
Code Snippet:
Step 1: Create a new PdfDocument object and load the test file.
PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument("test.pdf");
Step 2: Get loaded form from PDF.
PdfFormWidget widgets = pdf.Form as PdfFormWidget;
Step 3: Get the list of filed collection, and judge if each filed is a signature filed. If yes, remove the signature field using PdfFieldCollection.RemoveAt(int index) method.
for (int i = 0; i < widgets.FieldsWidget.List.Count; i++)
{
PdfFieldWidget widget = widgets.FieldsWidget.List[i] as PdfFieldWidget;
if (widget is PdfSignatureFieldWidget)
{
widgets.FieldsWidget.RemoveAt(i);
}
}
Step 4: Save and launch the result file.
pdf.SaveToFile("result.pdf");
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("result.pdf");
Result:
Full Code:
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Widget;
namespace RemoveDigitalSignature
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument("test.pdf");
PdfFormWidget widgets = pdf.Form as PdfFormWidget;
for (int i = 0; i < widgets.FieldsWidget.List.Count; i++)
{
PdfFieldWidget widget = widgets.FieldsWidget.List[i] as PdfFieldWidget;
if (widget is PdfSignatureFieldWidget)
{
widgets.FieldsWidget.RemoveAt(i);
}
}
pdf.SaveToFile("result.pdf");
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("result.pdf");
}
}
}
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Widget
Namespace RemoveDigitalSignature
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(args As String())
Dim pdf As New PdfDocument("test.pdf")
Dim widgets As PdfFormWidget = TryCast(pdf.Form, PdfFormWidget)
For i As Integer = 0 To widgets.FieldsWidget.List.Count - 1
Dim widget As PdfFieldWidget = TryCast(widgets.FieldsWidget.List(i), PdfFieldWidget)
If TypeOf widget Is PdfSignatureFieldWidget Then
widgets.FieldsWidget.RemoveAt(i)
End If
Next
pdf.SaveToFile("result.pdf")
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("result.pdf")
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
There are articles in our tutorials that introduce how to add trendline, error bars and data tables to Excel charts in C# using Spire.XLS. It's worthy of mention that Spire.XLS also supports data labels which are widely used to quickly identify a data series in a chart. In label options, we could set whether label contains series name, category name, value, percentages (pie chart) and legend key. This article is going to introduce the method to set and format data labels for Excel charts in C# using Spire.XLS.
Note: before start, please download the latest version of Spire.XLS and add the .dll in the bin folder as the reference of Visual Studio.
Step 1: Create an Excel document and add sample data.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Peter";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 25;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 18;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 8;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 13;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 22;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 28;
Step 2: Create a line markers chart based on the sample data.
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.LineMarkers);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B7"];
chart.PlotArea.Visible = false;
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 5;
chart.BottomRow = 26;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn =11;
chart.ChartTitle = "Data Labels Demo";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
Step 3: Set which parts are displayed in the data labels and the delimiter to separate them.
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasValue = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasLegendKey = false;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasPercentage = false;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasSeriesName = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasCategoryName = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Delimiter = ". ";
Step 4: Set the font, position and fill effects for data labels in the chart.
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Size = 9;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Color = Color.Red;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.FontName = "Calibri";
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Position = DataLabelPositionType.Center;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.FrameFormat.Fill.Texture = GradientTextureType.Papyrus;
Step 5: Save the document as Excel 2010.
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
Effects:
Full Codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Spire.Xls;
using System.Drawing;
namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Peter";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 25;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 18;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 8;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 13;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 22;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 28;
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.LineMarkers);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B7"];
chart.PlotArea.Visible = false;
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 5;
chart.BottomRow = 26;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn =11;
chart.ChartTitle = "Data Labels Demo";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasValue = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasLegendKey = false;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasPercentage = false;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasSeriesName = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.HasCategoryName = true;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Delimiter = ". ";
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Size = 9;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Color = Color.Red;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.FontName = "Calibri";
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.Position = DataLabelPositionType.Center;
cs1.DataPoints.DefaultDataPoint.DataLabels.FrameFormat.Fill.Texture = GradientTextureType.Papyrus;
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
}
}
}
As a powerful Excel library, Spire.XLS supports to work with many kinds of charts and it also supports to set the performance for the chart. We have already shown you how to fill the excel chart with background image to make the chart more attractive. This article will show you how to fill the excel chart with background color in C#.
Please check the original Excel chart without any background color:
Code Snippet for Inserting Background color:
Step 1: Create a new workbook and load from file.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.LoadFromFile("sample.xlsx");
Step 2: Get the first worksheet from workbook and then get the first chart from the worksheet.
Worksheet ws = workbook.Worksheets[0]; Chart chart = ws.Charts[0];
Step 3: Set the property to ForeGroundColor for PlotArea to fill the background color for the chart.
chart.PlotArea.ForeGroundColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightYellow;
Step 4: Save the document to file.
workbook.SaveToFile("result.xlsx",ExcelVersion.Version2010);
Effective screenshot after fill the background color for Excel chart:
Full codes:
using Spire.Xls;
namespace SetBackgroundColor
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.LoadFromFile("sample.xlsx");
Worksheet ws = workbook.Worksheets[0];
Chart chart = ws.Charts[0];
chart.PlotArea.ForeGroundColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightYellow;
workbook.SaveToFile("result.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
}
}
}
Nowadays, we're facing a bigger chance to download a file from URL since more documents are electronically delivered by internet. In this article, I'll introduce how to download a Word document from URL programmatically using Spire.Doc in C#, VB.NET.
Spire.Doc does not provide a method to download a Word file directly from URL. However, you can download the file from URL into a MemoryStream and then use Spire.Doc to load the document from MemoryStream and save as a new Word document to local folder.
Code Snippet:
Step 1: Initialize a new Word document.
Document doc = new Document();
Step 2: Initialize a new instance of WebClient class.
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
Step 3: Call WebClient.DownloadData(string address) method to load the data from URL. Save the data to a MemoryStream, then call Document.LoadFromStream() method to load the Word document from MemoryStream.
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(webClient.DownloadData("http://www.e-iceblue.com/images/test.docx")))
{
doc.LoadFromStream(ms,FileFormat.Docx);
}
Step 4: Save the file.
doc.SaveToFile("result.docx",FileFormat.Docx);
Run the program, the targeted file will be downloaded and saved as a new Word file in Bin folder.
Full Code:
using Spire.Doc;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
namespace DownloadfromURL
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Document doc = new Document();
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(webClient.DownloadData("http://www.e-iceblue.com/images/test.docx")))
{
doc.LoadFromStream(ms, FileFormat.Docx);
}
doc.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
Imports Spire.Doc
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net
Namespace DownloadfromURL
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(args As String())
Dim doc As New Document()
Dim webClient As New WebClient()
Using ms As New MemoryStream(webClient.DownloadData("http://www.e-iceblue.com/images/test.docx"))
doc.LoadFromStream(ms, FileFormat.Docx)
End Using
doc.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
In Excel, we could use charts to visualize and compare data. However, once the charts are created, it becomes much difficult for us to read the data precisely from charts. Adding a data table below the chart is a good solution for which the chart and data are on the same place. This article is going to introduce the method to add a data table to the chart that is based on the data in C# using Spire.XLS.
Note: before start, please download the latest version of Spire.XLS and add the .dll in the bin folder as the reference of Visual studio.
Step 1: Create a new workbook and add an empty sheet.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
Step 2: Fill cells with sample data.
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan.";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb.";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar.";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr.";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May.";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun.";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Peter";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 2.5;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 2.0;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 3.7;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 4.0;
sheet.Range["C1"].Value = "George";
sheet.Range["C2"].NumberValue = 3.8;
sheet.Range["C3"].NumberValue = 3.2;
sheet.Range["C4"].NumberValue = 1.7;
sheet.Range["C5"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["C6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["C7"].NumberValue = 4.3;
sheet.Range["D1"].Value = "Macbeth";
sheet.Range["D2"].NumberValue = 3.0;
sheet.Range["D3"].NumberValue = 2.8;
sheet.Range["D4"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["D5"].NumberValue = 2.3;
sheet.Range["D6"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["D7"].NumberValue = 3.8;
Step 3: Create a Column3DClustered based on the sample data.
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Column3DClustered);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:D7"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 7;
chart.BottomRow = 28;
chart.LeftColumn = 3;
chart.RightColumn =11;
chart.ChartTitle = "Chart with Data Table";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
Step 4: Add a data table to the chart that is based on the data.
chart.HasDataTable = true;
Step 5: Save the document and launch to see effects.
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
Effects:
Full codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Spire.Xls;
using System.Drawing;
namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan.";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb.";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar.";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr.";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May.";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun.";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Peter";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 2.5;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 2.0;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 3.7;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 4.0;
sheet.Range["C1"].Value = "George";
sheet.Range["C2"].NumberValue = 3.8;
sheet.Range["C3"].NumberValue = 3.2;
sheet.Range["C4"].NumberValue = 1.7;
sheet.Range["C5"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["C6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["C7"].NumberValue = 4.3;
sheet.Range["D1"].Value = "Macbeth";
sheet.Range["D2"].NumberValue = 3.0;
sheet.Range["D3"].NumberValue = 2.8;
sheet.Range["D4"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["D5"].NumberValue = 2.3;
sheet.Range["D6"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["D7"].NumberValue = 3.8;
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Column3DClustered);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:D7"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 7;
chart.BottomRow = 28;
chart.LeftColumn = 3;
chart.RightColumn =11;
chart.ChartTitle = "Chart with Data Table";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
chart.HasDataTable = true;
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
}
}
}
Error bars are a graphical representation of the variability of data and helps us see margins of error and standard deviations immediately in charts with a standard error amount, a percentage, a standard deviation or a custom error amount. Error bars can be used in 2-D area, bar, column, line, scatter, and bubble charts, which are all supported by Spire.XLS. This article is going to introduce the method to add error bars to a chart in C# using Spire.XLS.
Note: before start, please download the latest version of Spire.XLS and add the .dll in the bin folder as the reference of Visual Studio.
Step 1: Create a workbook and fill the sample data in sheet.
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan.";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb.";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar.";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr.";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May.";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun.";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Planned";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 2.5;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 2.0;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 3.7;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 4.0;
sheet.Range["C1"].Value = "Actual";
sheet.Range["C2"].NumberValue = 3.8;
sheet.Range["C3"].NumberValue = 3.2;
sheet.Range["C4"].NumberValue = 1.7;
sheet.Range["C5"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["C6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["C7"].NumberValue = 4.3;
Step 2: Add a line chart and then add percentage error bar to the chart. The direction of error bars can be set as both, minus and plus and the type of error bars can be set as fixed value, percentage, standard deviation, standard error or custom. After setting the direction and type, we can set the amount.
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Line);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B7"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 6;
chart.BottomRow = 25;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn = 9;
chart.ChartTitle = "Error Bar 10% Plus";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
cs1.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Plus, ErrorBarType.Percentage,10);
Step 3: Add a column chart with standard error bars as comparison.
Chart chart2 = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.ColumnClustered);
chart2.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:C7"];
chart2.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart2.TopRow = 6;
chart2.BottomRow = 25;
chart2.LeftColumn = 10;
chart2.RightColumn = 17;
chart2.ChartTitle = "Standard Error Bar";
chart2.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart2.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs2 = chart2.Series[0];
cs2.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
cs2.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Minus, ErrorBarType.StandardError, 0.3);
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs3 = chart2.Series[1];
cs3.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Both, ErrorBarType.StandardError, 0.5);
Step 4: Save the document and launch to see effects.
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
Effects:
Full Codes:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Spire.Xls;
using System.Drawing;
namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.CreateEmptySheets(1);
Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
sheet.Name = "Demo";
sheet.Range["A1"].Value = "Month";
sheet.Range["A2"].Value = "Jan.";
sheet.Range["A3"].Value = "Feb.";
sheet.Range["A4"].Value = "Mar.";
sheet.Range["A5"].Value = "Apr.";
sheet.Range["A6"].Value = "May.";
sheet.Range["A7"].Value = "Jun.";
sheet.Range["B1"].Value = "Planned";
sheet.Range["B2"].NumberValue = 3.3;
sheet.Range["B3"].NumberValue = 2.5;
sheet.Range["B4"].NumberValue = 2.0;
sheet.Range["B5"].NumberValue = 3.7;
sheet.Range["B6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["B7"].NumberValue = 4.0;
sheet.Range["C1"].Value = "Actual";
sheet.Range["C2"].NumberValue = 3.8;
sheet.Range["C3"].NumberValue = 3.2;
sheet.Range["C4"].NumberValue = 1.7;
sheet.Range["C5"].NumberValue = 3.5;
sheet.Range["C6"].NumberValue = 4.5;
sheet.Range["C7"].NumberValue = 4.3;
Chart chart = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.Line);
chart.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:B7"];
chart.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart.TopRow = 6;
chart.BottomRow = 25;
chart.LeftColumn = 2;
chart.RightColumn = 9;
chart.ChartTitle = "Error Bar 10% Plus";
chart.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs1 = chart.Series[0];
cs1.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
cs1.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Plus, ErrorBarType.Percentage,10);
Chart chart2 = sheet.Charts.Add(ExcelChartType.ColumnClustered);
chart2.DataRange = sheet.Range["B1:C7"];
chart2.SeriesDataFromRange = false;
chart2.TopRow = 6;
chart2.BottomRow = 25;
chart2.LeftColumn = 10;
chart2.RightColumn = 17;
chart2.ChartTitle = "Standard Error Bar";
chart2.ChartTitleArea.IsBold = true;
chart2.ChartTitleArea.Size = 12;
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs2 = chart2.Series[0];
cs2.CategoryLabels = sheet.Range["A2:A7"];
cs2.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Minus, ErrorBarType.StandardError, 0.3);
Spire.Xls.Charts.ChartSerie cs3 = chart2.Series[1];
cs3.ErrorBar(true, ErrorBarIncludeType.Both, ErrorBarType.StandardError, 0.5);
workbook.SaveToFile("S3.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("S3.xlsx");
}
}
}
