Create Charts in PowerPoint using Java

readme.md

Read the complete article on how to create charts in PowerPoint presentations using Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/07/29/create-charts-in-powerpoint-using-java/

add-column-chart.java

// Create a new presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    
    // Add a new column chart and clear the default categories and series
    IChart ch = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 100, 100, 600, 450);
    ch.getChartData().getSeries().clear();
    ch.getChartData().getCategories().clear();
    
    // Access the chart data
    IChartDataWorkbook fact = ch.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    fact.clear(0);
    int defaultWorksheetIndex = 0;

    // Add categories
    IChartCategory category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c2", "A"));
    category.getGroupingLevels().setGroupingItem(1, "Group1");
    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c3", "B"));

    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c4", "C"));
    category.getGroupingLevels().setGroupingItem(1, "Group2");
    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c5", "D"));

    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c6", "E"));
    category.getGroupingLevels().setGroupingItem(1, "Group3");
    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c7", "F"));

    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c8", "G"));
    category.getGroupingLevels().setGroupingItem(1, "Group4");
    category = ch.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, "c9", "H"));

    // Add Series
    IChartSeries series = ch.getChartData().getSeries().add(fact.getCell(0, "D1", "Series 1"),
            ChartType.ClusteredColumn);

    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D2", 10));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D3", 20));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D4", 30));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D5", 40));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D6", 50));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D7", 60));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D8", 70));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForBarSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, "D9", 80));
    
    // Save presentation with chart
    pres.save("column-chart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

add-histogram-chart.java

// Create a new presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    
    // Add a new histogram chart and clear its categories and series
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Histogram, 50, 50, 500, 400);
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().clear();
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().clear();

    // Access chart data
    IChartDataWorkbook wb = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    wb.clear(0);

    // Add series
    IChartSeries series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(ChartType.Histogram);
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A1", 15));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A2", -41));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A3", 16));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A4", 10));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A5", -23));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForHistogramSeries(wb.getCell(0, "A6", 16));

    chart.getAxes().getHorizontalAxis().setAggregationType(AxisAggregationType.Automatic);

    // Save the presentation
    pres.save("histogram-chart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

add-pie-chart.java

// Instantiate Presentation class that represents PPTX file
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    // Access first slide
    ISlide slides = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);
    
    // Add chart with default data
    IChart chart = slides.getShapes().addChart(ChartType.Pie, 100, 100, 400, 400);
    
    // Set chart Title
    chart.getChartTitle().addTextFrameForOverriding("Sample Title");
    chart.getChartTitle().getTextFrameForOverriding().getTextFrameFormat().setCenterText(NullableBool.True);
    chart.getChartTitle().setHeight(20);
    chart.setTitle(true);
    
    // Set first series to Show Values
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(0).getLabels().getDefaultDataLabelFormat().setShowValue(true);
    
    // Set the index of chart data sheet
    int defaultWorksheetIndex = 0;
    
    // Get the chart data worksheet
    IChartDataWorkbook fact = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    
    // Delete default generated series and categories
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().clear();
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().clear();
    
    // Add new categories
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, 1, 0, "First Qtr"));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, 2, 0, "2nd Qtr"));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(fact.getCell(0, 3, 0, "3rd Qtr"));
    
    // Add new series
    IChartSeries series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(fact.getCell(0, 0, 1, "Series 1"), chart.getType());
    
    // Now populating series data
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 1, 20));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 1, 50));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForPieSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 1, 30));
    
    // Not working in new version
    // Adding new points and setting sector color
    // series.IsColorVaried = true;
    chart.getChartData().getSeriesGroups().get_Item(0).setColorVaried(true);
    
    IChartDataPoint point = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(0);
    point.getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point.getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.CYAN);
	
    // Set Sector border
    point.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GRAY);
    point.getFormat().getLine().setWidth(3.0);
    //point.getFormat().getLine().setStyle(LineStyle.ThinThick);
    //point.getFormat().getLine().setDashStyle(LineDashStyle.DashDot);
    
    IChartDataPoint point1 = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(1);
    point1.getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point1.getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.ORANGE);
    
    // Set Sector border
    point1.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point1.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.BLUE);
    point1.getFormat().getLine().setWidth(3.0);
    //point1.getFormat().getLine().setStyle(LineStyle.Single);
    //point1.getFormat().getLine().setDashStyle(LineDashStyle.LargeDashDot);
    
    IChartDataPoint point2 = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(2);
    point2.getFormat().getFill().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point2.getFormat().getFill().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.YELLOW);
    
    // Set Sector border
    point2.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    point2.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.RED);
    point2.getFormat().getLine().setWidth(2.0);
    //point2.getFormat().getLine().setStyle(LineStyle.ThinThin);
    //point2.getFormat().getLine().setDashStyle(LineDashStyle.LargeDashDotDot);
    
    // Create custom labels for each of categories for new series
    IDataLabel lbl1 = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(0).getLabel();
    
    // lbl.ShowCategoryName = true;
    lbl1.getDataLabelFormat().setShowValue(true);
    
    IDataLabel lbl2 = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(1).getLabel();
    lbl2.getDataLabelFormat().setShowValue(true);
    lbl2.getDataLabelFormat().setShowLegendKey(true);
    lbl2.getDataLabelFormat().setShowPercentage(true);
    
    IDataLabel lbl3 = series.getDataPoints().get_Item(2).getLabel();
    lbl3.getDataLabelFormat().setShowSeriesName(true);
    lbl3.getDataLabelFormat().setShowPercentage(true);
    
    // Show Leader Lines for Chart
    series.getLabels().getDefaultDataLabelFormat().setShowLeaderLines(true);
    
    // Set Rotation Angle for Pie Chart Sectors
    chart.getChartData().getSeriesGroups().get_Item(0).setFirstSliceAngle(180);
    
    // Save presentation with chart
    pres.save("pie-chart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

add-scattered-chart.java

// Instantiate Presentation class that represents PPTX file
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    // Access first slide
    ISlide slide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0);

    // Create the default chart
    IChart chart = slide.getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ScatterWithSmoothLines, 0, 0, 400, 400);
    
    // Get the default chart data worksheet index
    int defaultWorksheetIndex = 0;
    
    // Get the chart data worksheet
    IChartDataWorkbook fact = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();
    
    // Delete demo series
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().clear();
    
    // Add new series
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 1, "Series 1"), chart.getType());
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 1, 3, "Series 2"), chart.getType());
    
    // Take first chart series
    IChartSeries series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(0);
    
    // Add new point (1:3) there.
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 1, 1), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 2, 3));
    
    // Add new point (2:10)
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 1, 2), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 2, 10));
    
    // Edit the type of series
    series.setType(ChartType.ScatterWithStraightLinesAndMarkers);
    
    // Change the chart series marker
    series.getMarker().setSize(10);
    series.getMarker().setSymbol(MarkerStyleType.Star);
    
    // Take second chart series
    series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(1);
    
    // Add new point (5:2) there.
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 3, 5), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 2, 4, 2));
    
    // Add new point (3:1)
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 3, 3), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 3, 4, 1));
    
    // Add new point (2:2)
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 4, 3, 2), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 4, 4, 2));
    
    // Add new point (5:1)
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForScatterSeries(fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 5, 3, 5), fact.getCell(defaultWorksheetIndex, 5, 4, 1));
    
    // Change the chart series marker
    series.getMarker().setSize(10);
    series.getMarker().setSymbol(MarkerStyleType.Circle);
    
    // Save the presentation
    pres.save("scatter-chart.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

add-stock-chart.java

// Create a new presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    
    // Add chart
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.OpenHighLowClose, 50, 50, 600, 400, false);

    // Clear categories and series
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().clear();
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().clear();

    // Access chart data
    IChartDataWorkbook wb = chart.getChartData().getChartDataWorkbook();

    // Add categories
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, 1, 0, "A"));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, 2, 0, "B"));
    chart.getChartData().getCategories().add(wb.getCell(0, 3, 0, "C"));

    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(wb.getCell(0, 0, 1, "Open"), chart.getType());
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(wb.getCell(0, 0, 2, "High"), chart.getType());
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(wb.getCell(0, 0, 3, "Low"), chart.getType());
    chart.getChartData().getSeries().add(wb.getCell(0, 0, 4, "Close"), chart.getType());

    // Add series data
    IChartSeries series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(0);

    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 1, 1, 72));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 2, 1, 25));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 3, 1, 38));

    series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(1);
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 1, 2, 172));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 2, 2, 57));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 3, 2, 57));

    series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(2);
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 1, 3, 12));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 2, 3, 12));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 3, 3, 13));

    series = chart.getChartData().getSeries().get_Item(3);
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 1, 4, 25));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 2, 4, 38));
    series.getDataPoints().addDataPointForStockSeries(wb.getCell(0, 3, 4, 50));

    chart.getChartData().getSeriesGroups().get_Item(0).getUpDownBars().setUpDownBars(true);
    chart.getChartData().getSeriesGroups().get_Item(0).getHiLowLinesFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);

    for (IChartSeries ser : chart.getChartData().getSeries())
    {
        ser.getFormat().getLine().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.NoFill);
    }

    // Save the presentation
    pres.save("output.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}