# Pie and Doughnut Charts ## Content A **Pie** chart draws each series as a slice in a pie. The number of pies is the number of points in the data. Each pie displays the nth data point in each series. Using the LineStyle, the fill properties of each series can be customized. For more information, see [Line and Symbol Styles for the Series](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/customizingchartelem/lineandsymbolstylesf).
![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image9_68.png) ### To set the chart type to Pie at design time * Expand the **ChartGroups** node in the Properties window. Open the **ChartGroups Collection Editor** by clicking the **ellipsis** button. In the right pane of the editor, set the [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) property to **Pie**. * An alternate method to change chart type is to right-click the existing chart and select **Chart Properties**. From the Gallery, select [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) as **Pie**. * Another alternate method is to select **Chart Properties**, from the Properties pane. From the **Gallery**, select [ChartType](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartGroup.ChartType.html) as **Pie**. ## See Also [Pie Chart Programming Considerations](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/pieanddoughnutcharts/piechartprogrammingc) [Doughnut Charts](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/pieanddoughnutcharts/doughnutcharts) [Special Pie Chart Properties](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/pieanddoughnutcharts/specialpiechartprope) [Pie Chart 3D Effects](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/specific2dcharts/pieanddoughnutcharts/piechart3deffects)