`<forward>` (Forward)

This element specifies the number of categories (or units on a scatter chart) that the trendline extends after the data for the series that is being trended. On non-scatter charts, the value must be a multiple of 0.5.

Parent Elements
`<trendline>` (§5.7.2.212)

Attributes	Description
`<val>` (Floating Point Value)	Specifies that the contents of this attribute will contain a floating point number. The contents of this number are interpreted based on the context of the parent XML element. The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema double datatype.

Attributes

Description

<val> (Floating Point Value)

Specifies that the contents of this attribute will contain a floating point number.

The contents of this number are interpreted based on the context of the parent XML element.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema double datatype.

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_Double">
	<attribute name="val" type="xsd:double" use="required"/>
</complexType>

<forward> (Forward)

`<forward>` (Forward)