// set a default file this.saveFileDialog1.FileName = "untitled.Png"; // set filters - this can be done in properties as well this.saveFileDialog1.Filter = "Png Files (*.Png)|*.Png"; this.saveFileDialog1.DefaultExt = "Png"; if (this.saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(this.nChartControl2.ClientSize.Width, this.nChartControl2.ClientSize.Height, PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb); this.nChartControl2.ImageExporter.RenderToBitmap(bitmap, false); bitmap.Save(this.saveFileDialog1.FileName, ImageFormat.Png); }