Visualizing cumulative trends over time is a common requirement in business reporting. An Area Stacked chart helps you illustrate how individual data series contribute to a total value while preserving the visual impact of area charts. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create an Area Stacked chart in Excel using C# with Aspose.Cells for .NET. The complete, ready‑to‑run code sample demonstrates data preparation, chart creation, styling, and saving the workbook.

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C# Excel Library to Create Area Stacked Charts

Aspose.Cells for .NET is a powerful spreadsheet library that lets developers generate, manipulate, and render Excel files without Microsoft Office. It offers a rich API for working with worksheets, cells, formulas, and all chart types—including the Area Stacked chart.

Key advantages of using Aspose.Cells for .NET:

  • Comprehensive API – Access every Excel feature programmatically.
  • Advanced Chart Support – Create and customize 100+ chart types.
  • High Performance – Process large workbooks efficiently.
  • Multiple Formats – Save to XLSX, XLS, CSV, PDF, PNG, and more.

Getting Started

  1. Download the library from the official releases page.

  2. Install via NuGet:

    PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells

    Note: The NuGet package includes all necessary dependencies.

Create an Area Stacked Chart in Excel using C#

The following example builds a workbook that contains quarterly sales data for three products and visualizes the data as an Area Stacked chart.

Step‑by‑Step Implementation

  1. Create a Workbook instance.
  2. Populate the first worksheet with sample data.
  3. Add an Area Stacked chart object.
  4. Configure series, titles, and axes.
  5. Save the workbook to a file.

Explanation of Key Elements

Code SegmentPurpose
ChartType.AreaStackedInstructs Aspose.Cells to create an Area Stacked chart.
chart.NSeries.Add("=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$5", true);Adds a data series referencing the range for Product A. The true flag indicates that the series includes category (X‑axis) data from column A automatically.
chart.CategoryAxis.Title.TextSets the X‑axis label (“Quarter”).
chart.ValueAxis.Title.TextSets the Y‑axis label (“Sales (USD)”).
chart.PlotArea.Area.FormattingDemonstrates custom formatting of the chart’s plot area.

Run the program, and you’ll obtain AreaStackedChart_Output.xlsx containing the chart shown below (when opened in Excel).

Get a Free License

To try Aspose.Cells without evaluation restrictions, obtain a temporary free license from the Aspose temporary‑license page. Applying the license removes the default watermark and unlocks the full API surface.

// Example: applying a temporary license
var license = new License();
license.SetLicense("Aspose.Total.lic");   // Path to your .lic file

Free Resources

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Conclusion

An Area Stacked chart is an effective way to visualise cumulative data trends. Using Aspose.Cells for .NET, you can generate such charts programmatically with just a few lines of C# code. The example above demonstrates data preparation, chart creation, styling, and export in a fully self‑contained, compile‑ready program.

If you need assistance, feel free to post questions on the Aspose.Cells forum.

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