PlotArea Interface

Represents the plot area of a chart. This is the area where your chart data is plotted.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute()> _
<GuidAttribute("000208CB-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")> _
Public Interface PlotArea
'Usage
Dim instance As PlotArea
[InterfaceTypeAttribute()]
[GuidAttribute("000208CB-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
public interface PlotArea

Remarks

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.

Use the PlotArea property to return a PlotArea object.

See Also

Reference

PlotArea Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace