public static void Run()
{
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_Charts();
// Load a presentation
using (Presentation presentation = new Presentation(dataDir + "ExistingChart.pptx"))
{
// Get reference of the chart object
var slide = presentation.Slides[0] as Slide;
var shapes = slide.Shapes as ShapeCollection;
var chart = shapes[0] as IChart;
// Animate series elements
slide.Timeline.MainSequence.AddEffect(chart, EffectType.Fade, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 0, 0, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 0, 1, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 0, 2, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 0, 3, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 1, 0, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 1, 1, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 1, 2, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 1, 3, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 2, 0, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 2, 1, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 2, 2, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
((Sequence)slide.Timeline.MainSequence).AddEffect(chart, EffectChartMinorGroupingType.ByElementInSeries, 2, 3, EffectType.Appear, EffectSubtype.None, EffectTriggerType.AfterPrevious);
// Write the presentation file to disk
presentation.Save(dataDir + "AnimatingSeriesElements_out.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
}
}
}