Create Excel Chart Sheets

The following example shows how to create an Excel chart sheet in C# and VB.NET and select chart's data using the GemBox.Spreadsheet component.

using System;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet.Charts;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        var workbook = new ExcelFile();
        var worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Data");

        // Add data which will be used by the Excel chart.
        worksheet.Cells["A1"].Value = "Name";
        worksheet.Cells["A2"].Value = "John Doe";
        worksheet.Cells["A3"].Value = "Fred Nurk";
        worksheet.Cells["A4"].Value = "Hans Meier";
        worksheet.Cells["A5"].Value = "Ivan Horvat";

        worksheet.Cells["B1"].Value = "Salary";
        worksheet.Cells["B2"].Value = 3600;
        worksheet.Cells["B3"].Value = 2580;
        worksheet.Cells["B4"].Value = 3200;
        worksheet.Cells["B5"].Value = 4100;

        // Set header row and formatting.
        worksheet.Rows[0].Style.Font.Weight = ExcelFont.BoldWeight;
        worksheet.Columns[0].SetWidth(3, LengthUnit.Centimeter);
        worksheet.Columns[1].Style.NumberFormat = "\"$\"#,##0";

        // Make entire sheet print on a single page.
        worksheet.PrintOptions.FitWorksheetWidthToPages = 1;
        worksheet.PrintOptions.FitWorksheetHeightToPages = 1;

        // Create Excel chart sheet.
        var chartsheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add(SheetType.Chart, "Chart");
        workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = chartsheet;

        // Create Excel chart and select data for it.
        // You cannot set the size of the chart area when the chart is located on a chart sheet, it will snap to maximum size on the chart sheet.
        var chart = chartsheet.Charts.Add(%ChartType%, 0, 0, 0, 0, LengthUnit.Centimeter);
        chart.SelectData(worksheet.Cells.GetSubrangeAbsolute(0, 0, 4, 1), true);

        workbook.Save("Chart Sheet.%OutputFileType%");
    }
}
Imports System
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet.Charts

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        ' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim workbook As New ExcelFile()
        Dim worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add("Data")

        ' Add data which is used by the Excel chart.
        worksheet.Cells("A1").Value = "Name"
        worksheet.Cells("A2").Value = "John Doe"
        worksheet.Cells("A3").Value = "Fred Nurk"
        worksheet.Cells("A4").Value = "Hans Meier"
        worksheet.Cells("A5").Value = "Ivan Horvat"

        worksheet.Cells("B1").Value = "Salary"
        worksheet.Cells("B2").Value = 3600
        worksheet.Cells("B3").Value = 2580
        worksheet.Cells("B4").Value = 3200
        worksheet.Cells("B5").Value = 4100

        ' Set header row and formatting.
        worksheet.Rows(0).Style.Font.Weight = ExcelFont.BoldWeight
        worksheet.Columns(0).SetWidth(3, LengthUnit.Centimeter)
        worksheet.Columns(1).Style.NumberFormat = """$""#,##0"

        ' Make entire sheet print on a single page.
        worksheet.PrintOptions.FitWorksheetWidthToPages = 1
        worksheet.PrintOptions.FitWorksheetHeightToPages = 1

        ' Create Excel chart sheet.
        Dim chartsheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add(SheetType.Chart, "Chart")
        workbook.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = chartsheet

        ' Create Excel chart and select data for it.
        ' You cannot set the size of the chart area when the chart is located on a chart sheet, it will snap to maximum size on the chart sheet.
        Dim chart = chartsheet.Charts.Add(%ChartType%, 0, 0, 0, 0, LengthUnit.Centimeter)
        chart.SelectData(worksheet.Cells.GetSubrangeAbsolute(0, 0, 4, 1), True)

        workbook.Save("Chart Sheet.%OutputFileType%")
    End Sub
End Module
Excel chart sheet created with GemBox.Spreadsheet
Screenshot of Excel chart sheet created with GemBox.Spreadsheet

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GemBox.Spreadsheet is a .NET component that enables you to read, write, edit, convert, and print spreadsheet files from your .NET applications using one simple API.

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