`<plotArea>` (Plot Area)

This element specifies the plot area of the chart.

Parent Elements
`<chart>` (§5.7.2.27)

Child Elements	Subclause
`<area3DChart>` (3D Area Charts)	§5.7.2.4
`<areaChart>` (Area Charts)	§5.7.2.5
`<bar3DChart>` (3D Bar Charts)	§5.7.2.15
`<barChart>` (Bar Charts)	§5.7.2.16
`<bubbleChart>` (Bubble Charts)	§5.7.2.20
`<catAx>` (Category Axis Data)	§5.7.2.25
`<dateAx>` (Date Axis)	§5.7.2.39
`<doughnutChart>` (Doughnut Charts)	§5.7.2.50
`<dTable>` (Data Table)	§5.7.2.54
`<extLst>` (Chart Extensibility)	§5.7.2.64
`<layout>` (Layout)	§5.7.2.88
`<line3DChart>` (3D Line Charts)	§5.7.2.97
`<lineChart>` (Line Charts)	§5.7.2.98
`<ofPieChart>` (Pie of Pie or Bar of Pie Charts)	§5.7.2.127
`<pie3DChart>` (3D Pie Charts)	§5.7.2.141
`<pieChart>` (Pie Charts)	§5.7.2.142
`<radarChart>` (Radar Charts)	§5.7.2.154
`<scatterChart>` (Scatter Charts)	§5.7.2.162
`<serAx>` (Series Axis)	§5.7.2.176
`<spPr>` (Shape Properties)	§5.7.2.198
`<stockChart>` (Stock Charts)	§5.7.2.199
`<surface3DChart>` (3D Surface Charts)	§5.7.2.204
`<surfaceChart>` (Surface Charts)	§5.7.2.205
`<valAx>` (Value Axis)	§5.7.2.227

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

<complexType name="CT_PlotArea">
	<sequence>
	<element name="layout" type="CT_Layout" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
	<element name="areaChart" type="CT_AreaChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="area3DChart" type="CT_Area3DChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="lineChart" type="CT_LineChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="line3DChart" type="CT_Line3DChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="stockChart" type="CT_StockChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="radarChart" type="CT_RadarChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="scatterChart" type="CT_ScatterChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="pieChart" type="CT_PieChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="pie3DChart" type="CT_Pie3DChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="doughnutChart" type="CT_DoughnutChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="barChart" type="CT_BarChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="bar3DChart" type="CT_Bar3DChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="ofPieChart" type="CT_OfPieChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="surfaceChart" type="CT_SurfaceChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="surface3DChart" type="CT_Surface3DChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="bubbleChart" type="CT_BubbleChart" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	</choice>
	<choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
	<element name="valAx" type="CT_ValAx" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="catAx" type="CT_CatAx" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="dateAx" type="CT_DateAx" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="serAx" type="CT_SerAx" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
	</choice>
	<element name="dTable" type="CT_DTable" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="spPr" type="a:CT_ShapeProperties" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<element name="extLst" type="CT_ExtensionList" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	</sequence>
</complexType>

<plotArea> (Plot Area)

`<plotArea>` (Plot Area)