# Create a Series Manually | WPF Controls | DevExpress Documentation

This document describes how you can add new series to your chart.

To customize an individual series, add them to the [diagram](/WPF/6333/controls-and-libraries/charts-suite/chart-control/diagram/diagram)‘s collection, returned by the [Diagram.Series](/WPF/DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.Diagram.Series) property.

To quickly create series at design time within Visual Studio, you should first choose the diagram type. To do this, select your chart and expand the drop-down menu for the [ChartControl.Diagram](/WPF/DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.ChartControl.Diagram) property in the **Properties** window.

![Charts_ChooseDiagram](/WPF/images/charts_choosediagram11462.png)

Next, expand the **ChartControl.Diagram** property and click the ellipsis button for the [Diagram.Series](/WPF/DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.Diagram.Series) property.

![Charts_InvokeSeries](/WPF/images/charts_invokeseries11463.png)

In the invoked **Series Collection Editor**, select the required [series type](/WPF/8348/controls-and-libraries/charts-suite/chart-control/series/series-type-compatibility).

![dialog-Series-Collection-Editor](/WPF/images/dialog-series-collection-editor18573.png)

After a series is created, you can adjust the options listed in the dialog’s **Property Grid**. In these options, be sure to specify the [Series.ValueScaleType](/WPF/DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.Series.ValueScaleType) property properly, because it determines how the chart will interpret the data defined for the series points’ *values*.

Note

You do not need to specify the [Series.ArgumentScaleType](/WPF/DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.Series.ArgumentScaleType) property (set to the **Auto** mode, by default) because the type of series points’ arguments is detected automatically based on the type of underlying data.

A series will not be displayed until it has at least two data points. There are two approaches to creating series points.

- [add points to a series collection manually](/WPF/7920/controls-and-libraries/charts-suite/chart-control/provide-data/add-points-to-a-series-manually), with point arguments and values specified individually;
- [specify a series data source](/WPF/7921/controls-and-libraries/charts-suite/chart-control/provide-data/bind-a-series-to-a-data-source), based on which, a series is populated automatically.

See Also

[Series](/WPF/6339/controls-and-libraries/charts-suite/chart-control/series/series)