# Implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI Human Guide

## What This Is For
Implements and customize Syncfusion .NET MAUI Funnel Charts (SfFunnelChart). It gives the agent a clearer input/output frame for implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI: what context to ask for, what decisions to make, and what usable artifact to return.

Use this as a human-readable version of the Implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI agent skill. It is meant for marketers, operators, founders, and other non-coders who want the workflow without reading agent-specific implementation instructions.

## When To Use This
- Use this when you need a repeatable process for implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI.
- Use this when the task needs judgment, examples, constraints, or a clear output format rather than a one-off prompt.
- Use this when you want to hand an AI assistant enough context to produce a usable marketing artifact.

## When Not To Use This
- Do not use this when you only need a quick factual answer.
- Do not use this when the work depends on private data you cannot share with the assistant.
- Do not use this as a replacement for legal, compliance, financial, or medical review.

## What You Need Before Starting
- The goal or business outcome you want.
- The audience, customer segment, or market context.
- Any source material the assistant should respect, such as notes, briefs, examples, URLs, or brand guidance.
- Constraints such as tone, length, channel, deadline, region, or approval requirements.
- A clear definition of what a good final answer should look like.

## Step-By-Step Workflow
1. State the job clearly: "Use the Implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI guide to help me with..."
2. Add context: audience, goal, offer, channel, source material, and constraints.
3. Ask the assistant to identify missing inputs before producing the final output.
4. Have the assistant follow the skill-specific guidance below.
5. Review the result against the final checklist and ask for revisions where needed.

## Skill-Specific Guidance
- **Create funnel charts** to visualize process stages (sales, marketing, conversion)
- **Display hierarchical data** with progressively narrowing segments
- **Show conversion rates** or drop-off analysis
- **Implement customizable funnel** visualizations with data labels and legends
- **Export funnel charts** as images
- **User Interaction:** Selection, tooltips, and legend toggling
- **Data Labels:** Display values with customizable placement and styling
- **Legend Support:** Scrollable legends with item identification
- **Customization:** Appearance, colors, gradients, spacing, and effects
- **Orientation:** Vertical or horizontal funnel display
- **Exporting:** Save charts as images
- NuGet package installation (`Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit`)

## Decision Points And Nuance
The original skill emphasizes: When to Use This Skill, Component Overview, Documentation and Navigation Guide, Getting Started, Data Labels, Appearance and Customization, Legend, Tooltip, Advanced Features, Exporting.

Use these questions to steer the work:
- What is the intended audience or buyer?
- What source material must be preserved?
- What should the assistant optimize for: clarity, persuasion, accuracy, speed, creativity, or conversion?
- What examples represent the desired quality bar?
- What should the assistant avoid?

## Common Mistakes
- Avoid red-green combinations for colorblind users
- Don't rely solely on color to convey information
- Use `UseSeriesPalette` carefully with custom colors
- Display `YValue` when numeric data is important (counts, percentages)
- Use `UseSeriesPalette` with caution—verify text remains readable
- Label colors don't match segments:
- The chart must be added to the visual tree before exporting
- File writing permissions may be required on some platforms

## Copy-And-Paste Prompt
```text
Use the Implementing funnel charts in .NET MAUI human guide.

My goal:
[Describe the business outcome]

Audience:
[Describe who this is for]

Context and source material:
[Paste notes, examples, links, or existing copy]

Constraints:
[Tone, length, channel, timeline, must-include items, must-avoid items]

Before producing the final output, ask me for any missing information that would materially improve the result.
```

## Final Checklist
- [ ] The output matches the original goal.
- [ ] The audience and context are reflected in the answer.
- [ ] Important constraints and source material were preserved.
- [ ] The assistant made the relevant decisions explicit.
- [ ] The final artifact is ready to use, review, or hand to the next person.

## Source
This guide was generated from the syncfusion/maui-toolkit-ui-components-skills skill entry for `syncfusion-maui-toolkit-funnel-charts`.

## Source Skill Notes
These notes preserve the nuance from the original skill. Use them as supporting reference when the workflow above feels too generic.

# Implementing Funnel Charts in .NET MAUI

A comprehensive skill for implementing and customizing Syncfusion .NET MAUI Funnel Charts (SfFunnelChart). Funnel charts visualize data as progressively decreasing segments, ideal for representing stages in a process like sales pipelines, conversion funnels, or marketing campaigns.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:
- **Create funnel charts** to visualize process stages (sales, marketing, conversion)
- **Display hierarchical data** with progressively narrowing segments
- **Show conversion rates** or drop-off analysis
- **Implement customizable funnel** visualizations with data labels and legends
- **Export funnel charts** as images

## Component Overview

**SfFunnelChart** is a .NET MAUI control that creates beautiful funnel segments to analyze various stages in a process. Key capabilities include:

- **User Interaction:** Selection, tooltips, and legend toggling
- **Data Labels:** Display values with customizable placement and styling
- **Legend Support:** Scrollable legends with item identification
- **Customization:** Appearance, colors, gradients, spacing, and effects
- **Orientation:** Vertical or horizontal funnel display
- **Exporting:** Save charts as images

## Documentation and Navigation Guide

### Getting Started
📄 **Read:** [references/getting-started.md](references/getting-started.md)
- NuGet package installation (`Syncfusion.Maui.Toolkit`)
- Basic SfFunnelChart implementation (XAML and C#)
- Creating view models and data models
- Data binding with ItemsSource, XBindingPath, YBindingPath
- Adding title, legend, tooltips, and data labels
- Complete working example

### Data Labels
📄 **Read:** [references/data-labels.md](references/data-labels.md)
- Enabling data labels (ShowDataLabels property)
- Label placement options (Auto, Inner, Center, Outer)
- Context configuration (XValue, YValue display)
- Label style customization (font, colors, margins, borders)
- UseSeriesPalette for segment-colored labels

### Appearance and Customization
📄 **Read:** [references/appearance.md](references/appearance.md)
- Custom PaletteBrushes for segment colors
- Applying gradients (LinearGradientBrush, RadialGradientBrush)
- Creating custom color schemes
- GradientStops configuration
- Visual design best practices

### Legend
📄 **Read:** [references/legend.md](references/legend.md)
- Defining and initializing ChartLegend
- Legend visibility and placement (Top, Bottom, Left, Right)
- Label style customization
- Legend icon types
- Floating legend with OffsetX/OffsetY
- Toggle series visibility
- Items layout and ItemTemplate
- LegendItemCreated event

### Tooltip
📄 **Read:** [references/tooltip.md](references/tooltip.md)
- Enabling tooltips (EnableTooltip property)
- Tooltip template customization
- Binding context and data formatting
- Custom tooltip appearance

### Advanced Features
📄 **Read:** [references/advanced-features.md](references/advanced-features.md)
- Orientation (Vertical vs Horizontal)
- Segment spacing configuration
- Gap ratio and size settings
- Visual effects and polish

### Exporting
📄 **Read:** [references/exporting.md](references/exporting.md)
- Export chart as image
- Export format options