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PlotArea.InsideLeft property (Excel)

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Returns the distance from the chart edge to the inside left edge of the plot area, in points. Read/write Double.

Syntax

expression.InsideLeft

expression A variable that represents a PlotArea object.

Remarks

The plot area used for this measurement doesn't include the axis labels. The Left property for the plot area uses the bounding rectangle that includes the axis labels.

Example

This example draws a dotted rectangle around the inside of the plot area on Chart1.

With Charts("chart1") 
 Set pa = .PlotArea 
 With .Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _ 
 pa.InsideLeft, pa.InsideTop, _ 
 pa.InsideWidth, pa.InsideHeight) 
 .Fill.Transparency = 1 
 .Line.DashStyle = msoLineDashDot 
 End With 
End With

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