Description
Represents the plot area of a chart. This is the area in which your chart data is plotted. The plot area on a 2-D chart contains the data markers, gridlines, data labels, trendlines, and optional chart items placed in the chart area. The plot area on a 3-D chart contains all the above items plus the walls, floor, axes, axis titles, and tick-mark labels in the chart.
The plot area is surrounded by the chart area. The chart area on a 2-D chart contains the axes, the chart title, axis titles, and the legend. The chart area on a 3-D chart contains the chart title and the legend. For information about formatting the chart area, see the ChartArea object.
Accessors
The PlotArea property returns the plot area for the specified chart. The following example activates the chart sheet named "Chart1," places a dashed border around the chart area for the active chart, and places a dotted border around the plot area.
Charts("Chart1").Activate
With ActiveChart
.ChartArea.Border.LineStyle = xlDash
.PlotArea.Border.LineStyle = xlDot
End With
Properties
Application Property, Border Property, Creator Property, Height Property, Interior Property, Left Property, Name Property, Parent Property, Top Property, Width Property.
Methods
ClearFormats Method, Select Method.