Plot Area Properties

These properties affect the plot area and zooming for a chart.

For a guide to using charts, see Designing Charts.

Plot Area and Zooming properties in the Property Inspector
General Plot Area properties and Zooming properties in the Property Inspector


General Plot Area Properties

These properties affect the appearance of a plot area.

Gridlines

Gridlines

Gridlines
Defines which gridlines are displayed in the plotting area of the chart. You can choose to have horizontal only, vertical only, both, or none.

The Gridlines property
The Gridlines property

Horizontal Stroke Color

Horizontal Stroke Color

Horizontal Stroke Color
Defines the stroke color for horizontal gridlines.

The Horizontal Stroke Color property
The Horizontal Stroke Color property

Horizontal Stroke Style

Horizontal Stroke Style

Horizontal Stroke Style
Defines the stroke style for horizontal gridlines.

The Horizontal Stroke Style property
The Horizontal Stroke Style property

Horizontal Stroke Weight

Horizontal Stroke Weight

Horizontal Stroke Weight
Defines the stroke weight for horizontal gridlines.

The Horizontal Stroke Weight property
The Horizontal Stroke Weight property

Horizontal Fill

Horizontal Fill

Horizontal Fill
Defines the first of two fills that alternate in the plotting area between horizontal gridlines.

The Horizontal Fill property
The Horizontal Fill property

Horizontal Alternate Fill

Horizontal Alternate Fill

Horizontal Alternate Fill
Defines the second of two fills that alternate in the plotting area between horizontal gridlines.

The Horizontal Alternate Fill property
The Horizontal Alternate Fill property

Vertical Stroke Color

Vertical Stroke Color

Vertical Stroke Color
Defines the stroke color for vertical gridlines.

The Vertical Stroke Color property
The Vertical Stroke Color property

Vertical Stroke Style

Vertical Stroke Style

Vertical Stroke Style
Defines the stroke style for vertical gridlines.

The Vertical Stroke Style property
The Vertical Stroke Style property

Vertical Stroke Weight

Vertical Stroke Weight

Vertical Stroke Weight
Defines the stroke weight for vertical gridlines.

The Vertical Stroke Weight property
The Vertical Stroke Weight property

Vertical Fill

Vertical Fill

Vertical Fill
Defines the first of two fills that alternate in the plotting area between vertical gridlines.

The Vertical Fill property
The Vertical Fill property

Vertical Alternate Fill

Vertical Alternate Fill

Vertical Alternate Fill
Defines the second of two fills that alternate in the plotting area between vertical gridlines.

The Vertical Alternate Fill property
The Vertical Alternate Fill property

Plot Area X

Plot Area X

Plot Area X
Returns the view x-coordinate at the left edge of the plotted area. This is a read-only property, so changing it manually does nothing.

The Plot Area X property
The Plot Area X property

Plot Area Y

Plot Area Y

Plot Area Y
Returns the view y-coordinate at the top edge of the plotted area. This is a read-only property, so changing it manually does nothing.

The Plot Area Y property
The Plot Area Y property

Plot Area Width

Plot Area Width

Plot Area Width
Returns the width of the plot area in pixels. This is a read-only property, so changing it manually does nothing.

The Plot Area Width property
The Plot Area Width property

Plot Area Height

Plot Area Height

Plot Area Height
Returns the height of the plot area in pixels. This is a read-only property, so changing it manually does nothing.

The Plot Area Height property
The Plot Area Height property


Zooming Properties

These properties affect the chart's zooming behavior. Zooming does not work on a category axis. For more information, see How do I zoom a chart?

Zoomer Mode

Zoomer Mode

Zoomer Mode
Sets or returns the Zoomer Mode of the chart. Zoomer Modes allow the user to zoom in by dragging a marquee, and zoom out by clicking on the chart. Zoomer Modes work only with linear, log, and datetime axes. When any Zoomer Mode is enabled, both horizontal and vertical ranges can also be defined in the Property Inspector.

None
No zooming is enabled.

Horizontal
The user can zoom in to a specific horizontal range. The user cannot change the vertical zoom by dragging.

Vertical
The user can zoom in to a specific vertical range. The user cannot change the horizontal zoom by dragging.

Both
The user can zoom in to a specific horizontal and vertical range by dragging once in each direction.

Rectangle
The user can zoom in to a specific horizontal and vertical range by dragging a rectangle.

The Zoomer Mode property
The Zoomer Mode property

Zoomer Stroke Style

Zoomer Stroke Style

Zoomer Stroke Style
Defines the stroke style for the outline of the zoom marquee.

The Zoomer Stroke Style property
The Zoomer Stroke Style property

Zoomer Stroke Color

Zoomer Stroke Color

Zoomer Stroke Color
Defines the stroke color for the outline of the zoom marquee.

The Zoomer Stroke Color property
The Zoomer Stroke Color property

Zoomer Stroke Weight

Zoomer Stroke Weight

Zoomer Stroke Weight
Defines the stroke weight for the outline of the zoom marquee.

The Zoomer Stroke Weight property
The Zoomer Stroke Weight property

Zoomer Fill

Zoomer Fill

Zoomer Fill
Defines the fill of the zoom marquee.

The Zoomer Fill property
The Zoomer Fill property

Horizontal Zoom Minimum

Horizontal Zoom Minimum

Horizontal Zoom Minimum
Sets or returns the minimum of the range on the horizontal axis for the zoomed view. If either Minimum or Maximum is null, the zoom does not happen.

Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes. For dates, use the format "yyyyMMdd".

The Horizontal Zoom Minimum property
The Horizontal Zoom Minimum property

Horizontal Zoom Maximum

Horizontal Zoom Maximum

Horizontal Zoom Maximum
Sets or returns the maximum of the range on the horizontal axis for the zoomed view. If either Minimum or Maximum is null, the zoom does not happen.

Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes. For dates, use the format "yyyyMMdd".

The Horizontal Zoom Maximum property
The Horizontal Zoom Maximum property

Horizontal Zoom Trigger

Horizontal Zoom Trigger

Horizontal Zoom Trigger
Zooms the chart to the range specified by the Horizontal Zoom Minimum and Maximum. To return the chart to its pre-zoom view, the user can click on the chart. Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes.

The Horizontal Zoom Trigger property
The Horizontal Zoom Trigger property

Vertical Zoom Minimum

Vertical Zoom Minimum

Vertical Zoom Minimum
Sets or returns the minimum of the range on the vertical axis for the zoomed view. If either Minimum or Maximum is null, the zoom does not happen.

Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes. For dates, use the format "yyyyMMdd".

The Vertical Zoom Minimum property
The Vertical Zoom Minimum property

Vertical Zoom Maximum

Vertical Zoom Maximum

Vertical Zoom Maximum
Sets or returns the maximum of the range on the vertical axis for the zoomed view. If either Minimum or Maximum is null, the zoom does not happen.

Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes. For dates, use the format "yyyyMMdd".

The Vertical Zoom Maximum property
The Vertical Zoom Maximum property

Vertical Zoom Trigger

Vertical Zoom Trigger

Vertical Zoom Trigger
Zooms the chart to the range specified by the Vertical Zoom Minimum and Maximum. To return the chart to its pre-zoom view, the user can click on the chart. Zooming works only with linear, log, and datetime axes.

The Vertical Zoom Trigger property
The Vertical Zoom Trigger property