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Print a chart in Excel using C# and VB.NET

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Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Also, converts Excel documents to PDF files. Using this library, you can print a chart in Excel document using C# and VB.NET.

Steps to print a chart in Excel, programmatically:

Step 1: Create a new C# console application project.

Create C# console application

Create a new C# console application

Step 2: Install Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter.WPF and Syncfusion.ExcelChartToImageConverter.WPF NuGet packages as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.

Install ExcelChartToImageConverter NuGet package

Install ExcelChartToImageConverter NuGet package

Install ExcelToPdfConverter NuGet package

Install ExcelToPdfConverter NuGet package

 

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.ExcelChartToImageConverter;
using Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter;
using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

 

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.ExcelChartToImageConverter
Imports Syncfusion.ExcelToPdfConverter
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO

 

Step 4: Use the following code snippet to print a chart in Excel using C# and VB.NET.

C#

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
    //Instantiate the application object
    IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
 
    //Initialize chart to image converter
    application.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    application.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Best;
 
    //Open the sample Excel workbook that contains chart 
    IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic);
 
    //Accessing the first worksheet
    IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
 
    //Accessing the chart to print
    IChart chart = worksheet.Charts[0];
 
    //Print the chart
    ExcelToPdfConverter converter = new ExcelToPdfConverter(chart);
    converter.Print();
}

 

VB.NET

Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
    'Instantiate the application object  
    Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
 
    'Initialize chart to image converter 
    application.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    application.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Best
 
    'Open the sample Excel workbook that contains chart 
    Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx", ExcelOpenType.Automatic)
 
    'Accessing the first worksheet 
    Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
 
    'Accessing the chart to print 
    Dim chart As IChart = worksheet.Charts(0)
 
    'Print the chart  
    Dim converter As ExcelToPdfConverter = New ExcelToPdfConverter(chart)
    converter.Print()
End Using

 

A complete working example of how to print a chart in Excel using C# and VB.NET can be downloaded from Print Excel charts.zip.

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library features.

See Also:

How to convert Excel to PDF in C#, VB.NET

How to Export and Save Excel Chart as Image

How to convert Syncfusion’s WinForms chart to Excel chart using XlsIO

How to copy and insert a chart in the same worksheet using C#,VB.NET?

How to create Excel line with markers chart in C#, VB.NET?

Format Excel chart data label in C#, VB.NET

Note:

Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer the link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use the components without trial message.

 

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