PlotArea Interface

Represents the plot area of a chart.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("56AFD330-440C-4F4C-A39C-ED306D084D5F")> _
Public Interface PlotArea
'Usage
Dim instance As PlotArea
[GuidAttribute("56AFD330-440C-4F4C-A39C-ED306D084D5F")]
public interface PlotArea

Remarks

This is the area where 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, the 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.

Examples

Use the PlotArea property to return a PlotArea object. The following example places a dashed border around the chart area of the first chart in the active document, and then places a dotted border around the plot area.

See Also

Reference

PlotArea Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace