# Line Charts Showcase This demo consists of three files that work together: - **charts-line.py** — Python script that calls `officecli` commands to generate the deck. - **charts-line.pptx** — The generated 8-slide deck (4 charts per slide, 32 charts total). - **charts-line.md** — This file. Maps each slide to the features it demonstrates. ## Regenerate ```bash cd examples/ppt/charts python3 charts-line.py # → charts-line.pptx ``` ## Chart Slides ### Slide 1 — Variants ```bash CATS="Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri" D2="A:50,60,70,65,80;B:40,45,55,60,75" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[1] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="line" --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" \ --prop x=0.3in --prop y=1.05in --prop width=6.1in --prop height=3in officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[1] --type chart \ --prop chartType=stackedLine --prop title="stackedLine" --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" \ --prop x=6.95in --prop y=1.05in --prop width=6.1in --prop height=3in officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[1] --type chart \ --prop chartType=percentStackedLine --prop title="percentStackedLine" \ --prop legend=bottom --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" \ --prop x=0.3in --prop y=4.25in --prop width=6.1in --prop height=3in officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[1] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line3d --prop title="line3d" --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" \ --prop x=6.95in --prop y=4.25in --prop width=6.1in --prop height=3in ``` **Features:** `chartType` (line/stackedLine/percentStackedLine/line3d) ### Slide 2 — Markers ```bash # Explicit marker with symbol, size, and color officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[2] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="marker=circle:8:FF0000" \ --prop marker="circle:8:FF0000" --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[2] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="marker=square:6" \ --prop marker="square:6" --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[2] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="marker=diamond:10:0070C0" \ --prop marker="diamond:10:0070C0" --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" # showMarker=true: use default auto-markers officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[2] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="showMarker=true (default markers)" \ --prop showMarker=true --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" ``` **Features:** `marker` (symbol:size:color compound), symbols: circle/square/diamond/triangle/star/…; `showMarker=true` (auto markers), `linewidth` ### Slide 3 — Smoothing and Line Dash ```bash # Smooth curve officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[3] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="smooth=true" \ --prop smooth=true --prop linewidth=2.5 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" # Dashed line styles officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[3] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="linedash=dash" \ --prop linedash=dash --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[3] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="linedash=dot" \ --prop linedash=dot --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[3] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="linedash=dashDot" \ --prop linedash=dashDot --prop linewidth=2 --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" ``` **Features:** `smooth`, `linewidth` (pt float), `linedash` (solid/dash/dot/dashDot/longDash/longDashDot/longDashDotDot) ### Slide 4 — Title and Legend ```bash officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[4] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="Styled title" \ --prop title.font=Georgia --prop title.size=20 \ --prop title.color=4472C4 --prop title.bold=true \ --prop legend=bottom --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[4] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="legend=top + legendFont" \ --prop legend=top --prop legendFont="10:333333:Calibri" \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[4] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="legend.overlay=true" \ --prop legend=topRight --prop legend.overlay=true \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[4] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop autotitledeleted=true --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" ``` **Features:** `title.font/size/color/bold`, `legend` positions, `legendFont`, `legend.overlay`, `autotitledeleted` ### Slide 5 — Data Labels ```bash officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[5] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="dataLabels=value @ top" \ --prop dataLabels=value --prop labelPos=top \ --prop labelfont="10:333333:Calibri" --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[5] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="value,category" \ --prop dataLabels="value,category" --prop labelPos=top --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[5] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="dataLabels=none" \ --prop dataLabels=none --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[5] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="labelfont styled" \ --prop dataLabels=value --prop labelPos=top \ --prop labelfont="12:C00000:Georgia" --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" ``` **Features:** `dataLabels` (value/category/none or combined), `labelPos` (top/center/insideEnd/outsideEnd/bestFit), `labelfont` ### Slide 6 — Axes ```bash # Axis scaling, titles, number format officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[6] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="min/max + titles" --prop legend=none \ --prop axismin=0 --prop axismax=100 --prop majorunit=25 \ --prop axistitle="Visits" --prop cattitle="Day" \ --prop axisfont="10:333333:Calibri" --prop axisline="666666:1" \ --prop axisnumfmt="#,##0" \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" # Gridlines and tick marks officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[6] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="gridlines + ticks" --prop legend=none \ --prop gridlines="E0E0E0:0.3" --prop minorGridlines="F0F0F0:0.25" \ --prop majorTickMark=out --prop minorTickMark=in --prop tickLabelPos=nextTo \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" # Label rotation officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[6] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="labelrotation=-30" --prop legend=none \ --prop labelrotation=-30 \ --prop categories="January,February,March,April,May,June" \ --prop data="A:60,90,140,180,160,210" # Logarithmic scale on value axis officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[6] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="logbase=10" --prop legend=none \ --prop logbase=10 --prop axismin=1 --prop axismax=10000 \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="Growth:5,50,500,5000,3000" ``` **Features:** `axismin/max`, `majorunit`, `axistitle/cattitle`, `axisfont/axisline/axisnumfmt`, `gridlines/minorGridlines`, `majorTickMark/minorTickMark/tickLabelPos`, `labelrotation`, `logbase` ### Slide 7 — Overlays ```bash # Drop lines + hi-low lines officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[7] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="droplines + hilowlines" \ --prop droplines="808080:0.5" --prop hilowlines=true \ --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" \ --prop data="High:130,135,140,138,145;Low:118,122,128,125,132" # Up-down bars with custom colors officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[7] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="updownbars=150:00AA00:FF0000" \ --prop updownbars="150:00AA00:FF0000" --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" \ --prop data="Open:120,128,130,135,138;Close:128,125,135,138,142" # Trendline + error bars officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[7] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="trendline=linear + errbars=stdDev:1" \ --prop trendline=linear --prop errbars="stdDev:1" --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" # Reference line (horizontal threshold) officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[7] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="referenceline=70:FF0000:Target" \ --prop referenceline="70:FF0000:Target" --prop legend=none \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="A:50,60,70,65,80" ``` **Features:** `droplines` (color:width), `hilowlines` (true or color:width), `updownbars` (gapWidth:upColor:downColor), `trendline` (linear/…), `errbars`, `referenceline` (value:color:label) ### Slide 8 — Per-Series Set and Presets ```bash for p in minimal dark corporate; do officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[8] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop preset=$p --prop title="preset=$p" \ --prop legend=bottom --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" done officecli add charts-line.pptx /slide[8] --type chart \ --prop chartType=line --prop title="chart-series Set per line" \ --prop showMarker=true --prop legend=bottom \ --prop categories="$CATS" --prop data="$D2" # Per-series mutation: lineWidth, lineDash, marker, markerSize, smooth officecli set charts-line.pptx "/slide[8]/chart[4]/series[1]" \ --prop name="Alpha" --prop color=C00000 --prop lineWidth=2.5 \ --prop lineDash=solid --prop marker=circle --prop markerSize=9 \ --prop smooth=true officecli set charts-line.pptx "/slide[8]/chart[4]/series[2]" \ --prop name="Beta" --prop color=2E75B6 --prop lineWidth=1.5 \ --prop lineDash=dash --prop marker=diamond --prop markerSize=8 ``` **Features:** `preset`, `chart-series Set`: `name`, `color`, `lineWidth`, `lineDash`, `marker`, `markerSize`, `smooth` ## Complete Feature Coverage | Feature | Slide | |---------|-------| | **Chart types:** line, stackedLine, percentStackedLine, line3d | 1 | | **marker** (symbol:size:color compound) | 2 | | **showMarker** (auto markers) | 2 | | **linewidth** | 2, 3 | | **smooth** | 3 | | **linedash** (solid/dash/dot/dashDot/longDash/…) | 3 | | **title.font/size/color/bold** | 4 | | **legend** positions, legendFont, legend.overlay | 4 | | **autotitledeleted** | 4 | | **dataLabels:** value/category/none + combined | 5 | | **labelPos** (top/center/insideEnd/outsideEnd) | 5 | | **labelfont** | 5 | | **axismin/max**, majorunit, axistitle/cattitle | 6 | | **axisfont/axisline/axisnumfmt** | 6 | | **gridlines/minorGridlines**, tickmarks | 6 | | **labelrotation**, **logbase** | 6 | | **droplines** | 7 | | **hilowlines** | 7 | | **updownbars** (gapWidth:upColor:downColor) | 7 | | **trendline**, errbars | 7 | | **referenceline** | 7 | | **preset** | 8 | | **chart-series Set:** lineWidth/lineDash/marker/markerSize/smooth | 8 | ## Inspect the Generated File ```bash officecli query charts-line.pptx chart officecli get charts-line.pptx "/slide[1]/chart[1]" officecli get charts-line.pptx "/slide[7]/chart[1]" officecli get charts-line.pptx "/slide[8]/chart[4]/series[1]" ```