Visualizing cumulative trends across categories is essential for business analytics and reporting. A LineStacked chart (also known as a Stacked Line chart) helps you display how each series contributes to the total over time while preserving the familiar line‑chart appearance.
In this guide you will learn how to create a LineStacked chart in Excel using C# with Aspose.Cells for .NET. The sample code is self‑contained, fully compilable, and includes comments that explain each step.
This article covers the following topics:
- C# Excel Library to Create LineStacked Charts
- Create a LineStacked Chart in Excel using C#
- Free Resources
- Conclusion
- See Also
C# Excel Library to Create LineStacked Charts
Aspose.Cells for .NET is a powerful Excel automation library that lets developers create, modify, and render Excel files without Microsoft Office. It provides a comprehensive API for chart creation, including all built‑in chart types such as LineStacked.
Key advantages of using Aspose.Cells for chart generation:
- Full chart‑type coverage – All Excel chart types are available through a unified API.
- Fine‑grained customization – Control series, axes, legends, data labels, and more.
- No COM or interop dependencies – Works on any platform that supports .NET.
- High performance – Efficient handling of large workbooks and datasets.
Get started quickly:
Download the latest release from the Aspose.Cells releases page.
Add the NuGet package to your project:
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells
Create a LineStacked Chart in Excel using C#
Below is a complete, ready‑to‑run C# console program that:
- Creates a new workbook.
- Populates sample data for three product categories.
- Inserts a LineStacked chart.
- Customizes the chart title, axes, and legend.
- Saves the workbook as
LineStackedChart_Output.xlsx.
Explanation of the Code
| Step | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 1 | Instantiates a new Workbook and accesses the first worksheet. |
| 2 | Writes a header row and six rows of sample sales data for three products. |
| 3 | Adds a chart of type ChartType.LineStacked. The chart occupies rows 8‑26 and columns 0‑10 on the worksheet. |
| 4 | Adds three series – one for each product – linking them to the appropriate data ranges. |
| 5 | Sets the category axis (X‑axis) to the month names. |
| 6 | Demonstrates common customizations: background color, axis titles, legend position, and data labels. |
| 7 | Saves the workbook to the local file system. |
Running the program creates an Excel file with a fully functional LineStacked chart that visually stacks the three product lines, allowing you to see both individual trends and their cumulative effect.
Free Resources
- Developer’s Guide – Detailed API reference and tutorials: https://docs.aspose.com/cells/net/
- Online Demo & Conversion – Test chart creation without code: https://products.aspose.app/cells/family
- API Reference – Full list of chart types and properties: https://reference.aspose.com/cells/net/
- How‑To Articles – Explore more chart scenarios: https://blog.aspose.com/categories/aspose.cells-product-family/
Conclusion
This article showed how to generate a LineStacked chart in Excel using Aspose.Cells for .NET. By leveraging the library’s straightforward API, you can create sophisticated stacked line visualizations programmatically, fully customize their appearance, and export the result to any supported format (XLSX, PDF, PNG, etc.).
Feel free to modify the sample data, colors, or axis settings to fit your reporting needs. If you encounter any issues or have questions, the Aspose support community is ready to help.