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Typically, the Plot Area sports no fill attributes, and thus shows the slide’s background. You can apply any fill to your chart’s Plot Area. The reason why you would like to do that is to highlight the Data Series and Gridlines that populate your chart’s Plot Area, especially if you have a busy slide background.
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Apply Solid Fills to Plot Area of Charts in PowerPoint 2013
Apply Solid Fills to Plot Area of Charts in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 10 03 03
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In a chart, the Plot Area is the backdrop upon which other chart elements such as Data Series and Gridlines are placed. This layer has axes on its perimeter. By default, the Plot Area has no fill attributes and is transparent. This may look plain, and that by itself is no reason to change the fill of the Plot Area.
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Apply Fills to Plot Area of Charts in PowerPoint 2013
Apply Fills to Plot Area of Charts in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 10 03 02
Previous: 10 03 01 Plot Area for Charts in PowerPoint
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In a chart, the Plot Area is the layer placed between the Chart Area and other chart elements such as Data Series and Gridlines. This layer typically also has the axes on its perimeter.
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Plot Area for Charts in PowerPoint 2013
Plot Area for Charts in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 10 03 01
Previous: 10 02 06 Text Effects for Chart Area in PowerPoint
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PowerPoint provides you with various text fill and outline options for your chart text. Additionally, there are some text effects that can be applied to your chart text. The available Effects for chart text are very few, this may be because the chart text has its roots in Excel.
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Text Effects for Chart Area in PowerPoint 2013
Tutorial Code: 10 02 06
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Next: 10 03 01 Plot Area in PowerPoint
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