## ChartPlotArea.Format property

Provides access to fill and line formatting of the plot area.

```csharp
public ChartFormat Format { get; }
```

## Examples

Shows how to set fill and line formatting for the plot area of a chart.

```csharp
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Shape shape = builder.InsertChart(ChartType.Column, 432, 252);
Chart chart = shape.Chart;

// Delete default generated series and add our own.
ChartSeriesCollection seriesColl = chart.Series;
seriesColl.Clear();
string[] categories = new string[] { "Category 1", "Category 2" };
seriesColl.Add("Series 1", categories, new double[] { 1, 2 });
seriesColl.Add("Series 2", categories, new double[] { 3, 4 });

// Fill the plot area with a gradient and outline it with a thin blue line.
ChartPlotArea plotArea = chart.PlotArea;
plotArea.Format.Fill.OneColorGradient(Color.LightBlue, GradientStyle.DiagonalUp, GradientVariant.Variant2, 1);
plotArea.Format.Stroke.ForeColor = Color.Blue;
plotArea.Format.Stroke.Weight = 0.25;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Charts.PlotAreaFormat.docx");
```

### See Also

* class [ChartFormat](../../chartformat/)
* class [ChartPlotArea](../)
* namespace [Aspose.Words.Drawing.Charts](../../../aspose.words.drawing.charts/)
* assembly [Aspose.Words](../../../)