{"id":516,"date":"2026-03-26T11:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=516"},"modified":"2026-03-23T06:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:12:45","slug":"how-to-set-properties-of-line-graphic-elements-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-set-properties-of-line-graphic-elements-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set Properties of Line Graphic Elements Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u3010Method<\/b>\u3011<\/p>\n

By referencing the `Format.Line` property of a Series object, a `LineFormat` object is returned, representing the line object in the series. The members of the `LineFormat` object are used to set the line properties.<\/p>\n

sht.api.Range(‘A1:B7’).Select()<\/p>\n

cht=sht.api.Shapes.AddChart().Chart<\/p>\n

ser2=cht.SeriesCollection(‘P2’)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Second series<\/p>\n

ser2.ChartType=xw.constants.ChartType.xlLine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Line chart<\/p>\n

ser2.Smooth=True\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Smooth processing<\/p>\n

ser2.MarkerStyle=xw.constants.MarkerStyle.xlMarkerStyleTriangle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Markers<\/p>\n

ser2.MarkerForegroundColor=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0,0,255))\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Color<\/p>\n

ser2.HasDataLabels=True\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Data labels<\/p>\n

\u3010<\/span>Example<\/span>\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u3010Code<\/strong>\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Line chart element settings\n\nimport xlwings as xw\nimport os\n\nroot = os.getcwd()\napp = xw.App(visible=True, add_book=False)\nwb=app.books.open(root+r'\/P1P2.xlsx',read_only=False)\nsht=wb.sheets(1)\n\nsht.api.Range('A1:B7').Select()\ncht=sht.api.Shapes.AddChart().Chart\nser2=cht.SeriesCollection('P2')    #Second series\nser2.ChartType=xw.constants.ChartType.xlLine    #Line chart\nser2.Smooth=True    #Smooth processing\nser2.MarkerStyle=xw.constants.MarkerStyle.xlMarkerStyleTriangle    #Markers\nser2.MarkerForegroundColor=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0,0,255))    #Color\nser2.HasDataLabels=True    #Data labels\nser=cht.SeriesCollection('P1')\nser.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0,255,0))\nser.Format.Fill.ForeColor.ObjectThemeColor=10\nser.Format.Fill.ForeColor.SchemeColor=3\nser2.Format.Line.DashStyle=4\nser2.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0,0,255))\n\n#wb.save()\n#wb.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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