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How to Copy a Chart in PowerPoint

2016-09-29 08:16:36 Written by  support iceblue
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In this article, we will explain how to copy an existing chart within the same PowerPoint document or between PowerPoint documents by using Spire.Presentation. Below example called a main method public IChart CreateChart(IChart baseChart, RectangleF rectangle, int nIndex).

There are three Parameters passed in this method:

  • baseChart: The source chart.
  • rectangle: The area that the chart will be copied to.
  • nIndex: The index of the rectangle shape. For example, -1 means append it as the last shape of the slide, 0 means append as the first shape.

Now refer to the following steps:

Copy chart within the same PowerPoint document

Step 1: Instantiate a Presentation object and load the PowerPoint document.

Presentation ppt = new Presentation();
ppt.LoadFromFile("Sample.pptx");

Step 2: Get the chart that is going to be copied.

IChart chart = ppt.Slides[0].Shapes[0] as IChart;

Step 3: Copy the chart from the first slide to the specified location of the second slide within the same document.

ppt.Slides[1].Shapes.CreateChart(chart, new RectangleF(100, 100, 500, 300), 0);

Step 4: Save the document.

ppt.SaveToFile("TestResult.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);

Screenshot of copying chart within the same PowerPoint document:

Copy chart within the same PowerPoint document

Copy chart between PowerPoint documents

Step 1: Load the first PowerPoint document.

Presentation ppt1 = new Presentation();
ppt1.LoadFromFile("Sample.pptx");

Step 2: Get the chart that is going to be copied.

IChart chart = ppt1.Slides[0].Shapes[0] as IChart;

Step 3: Load the second PowerPoint document.

Presentation ppt2 = new Presentation();
ppt2.LoadFromFile("Dest.pptx");

Step 4: Copy chart from the first document to the specified location of the second document.

ppt2.Slides[0].Shapes.CreateChart(chart, new RectangleF(100, 100, 500, 300), -1);

Step 5: Save the second document.

ppt2.SaveToFile("TestResult2.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);

Screenshot of copying chart between PowerPoint documents:

Copy chart between PowerPoint documents

Full code:

Copy chart within the same PowerPoint document

using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Presentation;
using Spire.Presentation.Charts;

namespace Copy_Chart
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Presentation ppt = new Presentation();
            ppt.LoadFromFile("Sample.pptx");
            IChart chart = ppt.Slides[0].Shapes[0] as IChart;
            ppt.Slides[1].Shapes.CreateChart(chart, new RectangleF(100, 100, 500, 300), 0);
            ppt.SaveToFile("TestResult.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);
        }
    }
}

Copy chart between PowerPoint documents

using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Presentation;
using Spire.Presentation.Charts;

namespace Copy_Chart
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Presentation ppt1 = new Presentation();
            ppt1.LoadFromFile("Sample.pptx");
            IChart chart = ppt1.Slides[0].Shapes[0] as IChart;
            Presentation ppt2 = new Presentation();
            ppt2.LoadFromFile("Dest.pptx");
            ppt2.Slides[0].Shapes.CreateChart(chart, new RectangleF(100, 100, 500, 300), -1);
            ppt2.SaveToFile("TestResult2.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);
        }
    }
}

Additional Info

  • tutorial_title: Copy a Chart in PowerPoint
Last modified on Friday, 24 September 2021 09:25