Specifying Plot Area chart format options

Plot Area chart format options control the look and feel of the area of the chart that contains the data axes and the client area.

About this task

To specify Plot Area chart format options:

Procedure

  1. On the Format page of the New Chart wizard, select Plot Area in the tree.
    The Plot Area options are displayed.
  2. Specify the background color of the plot area in the Background field.
  3. To display an outline around the plot area, select the Visible check box that is next to the Outline field.
  4. Specify the distance that you would like to inset the chart area from the edge of the plot area in the Insets(points) fields.