Microsoft KB Archive/211933

= Chart display options change according to page setup =

Article ID: 211933

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211933



For a Microsoft Excel 97 version of this article, see 161731.



SUMMARY
When you create a chart as a new sheet in Microsoft Excel, the chart appears similar to how it is displayed in Print Preview. This view shows how the layout of your chart and all of its elements appear when you print it. In this view, you can size, move, and format the plot area (the region bounded by the axes) and chart items, such as graphic objects, titles, text boxes, and the legend.

This article discusses how options in Page Setup affect what you can move and size in this view, and how to change the view so that the chart fills the window.



To Change What You Can Move and Size in Chart Window (Page Setup Options)
The way the chart window appears on your screen or when you print it depends on how you set various options in the Page Setup dialog box (these options include paper size, orientation, and margin size). For example, if the page orientation is set to Landscape,the window appears to be wider than it is tall.

The option that you select under Printed chart size on the Chart tab in the Page Setup dialog box (a chart must be present on the worksheet for the Chart tab to appear) affects how you can move and size the chart area, plot area, and the chart elements. When you select the Use full page option, you can size and move the plot area but not the chart area. When you select the Scale to fit page or Custom options, you can size both the plot area and the chart area. With either of these options selected, the positions of chart elements such as titles, text boxes, and arrows shift relative to the chart area.

The following table lists the Printed chart size options that are located on the Chart tab, how they affect the way the chart is displayed and printed, and how they affect what you can move and size.     Option        Effect on chart          Moving and sizing -

Use full      Fills the page within   The chart area cannot Page          the margin settings. be sized. Chart items must be individually sized or moved.

Scale to      Scales to fit the       The chart area can be   fit page       page within the         sized either vertically margin settings in     or horizontally, but not terms of width         both. Chart items move or height              relative to the chart (depending on the      area.                  orientation of your                  chart).

Custom        Adjusts to any size     The chart area can be                  or placement within     moved and sized the margin settings. vertically and horizontally. Chart items move relative to                                         the chart area.

To Change View So That the Chart Fills the Window
The chart window is zoomed in to display your entire chart area. To view the chart in its full size on your screen, do either of the following:
 * On the View menu, click Zoom, select 100% under Magnification, and then click OK.

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 * Select 100% in the Zoom box on the Standard toolbar.

To display the chart with its size determined by the size of the window, click Sized with Window on the View menu (only available with chart sheets not embedded charts), or follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the Chart tab, and then click to select the Chart sizes with window frame check box.

