Plot Area

Note The HeatMap chart has no plot area.
<plotArea>
    <xSeries>
    <title>
    <background>
    <grids>

The following table describes the <plotArea> children elements.

Child Element Description
<xSeries> Each chart type has specific layout properties except Pie charts. See:
<title> Defines the same properties of a chart title. See Title.
Note The Bar3D, Map Series, PolarBubble, PolarScatter, BoxPlot, TagCloud, and Waterfall charts have no title in <plotArea>.
<background> The background area can have one color (plain) or two colors (striped).
  • Plain
    <background mode="Plain"> 
        <coloring> 
            <color rgb="#000000" alpha="0"/> 
        </coloring> 
    </background>
  • Stripped
    <background mode="Striped">
        <coloring lightingAdjustment="0.9">
            <color rgb="#00ff00" alpha="255"/>
        </coloring>
        <coloring lightingAdjustment="0.9">
            <color rgb="#ff00ff" alpha="255"/>
        </coloring>
    </background>

lightingAdjustment defines the lighting color adjustment value. Value range is [0.0, 1.0] with a step of 0.01.

<grids> Defines the grid colors. Bidimensional charts have two grids (Vertical and Horizontal), while the 3DBar chart has three grids (Vertical, Horizontal, and Depth).
<grids>
    <grid type="Vertical">
        <color rgb="#000000" alpha="0"/>
    </grid>
    <grid type="Horizontal">
        <color rgb="#e7e7e7" alpha="255"/>
    </grid>
    <grid type="Depth"> 
        <color rgb="#000000" alpha="89"/> 
    </grid>
</grids>