LegendPosition

LegendPosition enumeration

Specifies the possible positions for a chart legend.

public enum LegendPosition

Values

NameValueDescription
None0No legend will be shown for the chart.
Bottom1Specifies that the legend shall be drawn at the bottom of the chart.
Left2Specifies that the legend shall be drawn at the left of the chart.
Right3Specifies that the legend shall be drawn at the right of the chart.
Top4Specifies that the legend shall be drawn at the top of the chart.
TopRight5Specifies that the legend shall be drawn at the top right of the chart.

Examples

Shows how to edit the appearance of a chart’s legend.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Shape shape = builder.InsertChart(ChartType.Line, 450, 300);
Chart chart = shape.Chart;

Assert.AreEqual(3, chart.Series.Count);
Assert.AreEqual("Series 1", chart.Series[0].Name);
Assert.AreEqual("Series 2", chart.Series[1].Name);
Assert.AreEqual("Series 3", chart.Series[2].Name);

// Move the chart's legend to the top right corner.
ChartLegend legend = chart.Legend;
legend.Position = LegendPosition.TopRight;

// Give other chart elements, such as the graph, more room by allowing them to overlap the legend.
legend.Overlay = true;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Charts.ChartLegend.docx");

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