Why plot area does not expand after clearing series legend?

[joeu2004]

Normally, when I create a chart and clear the series
legend, the plot area expands to the right to fill the
space.

This time, it does not.

How can I get the plot area to fill the chart area?

I have tried reinstituting te series legend and clearing
it again, to no avail.

I am using Office Excel 2003 (11.6355.6360) SP1.

 

[Echo S]

Just select the plot area with your mouse and drag the edge to fit the chart
area.

That said, I don't know why it's not resizing on its own.

 

[joeu2004]

Just select the plot area with your mouse and drag the edge to
fit the chart area.

Sure! I never noticed the handles on the plot area before.
Klunk!

That said, I don't know why it's not resizing on its own.

It's been a wierd day.

 

[joeu2004]

Just select the plot area with your mouse and drag the edge
to fit the chart area.

Forgot to say thanks. Thanks!

 

[Echo S]

Forgot to say thanks. Thanks!

You're very welcome. Weird days'll do that to you.

 

[Jon Peltier]

Once you've manually edited the size of one of a chart's elements, it no longer
resizes interactively when you make other changes. This is why resizing a chart
element can help prevent Excel from changing its size when it's printed or when the
file is later reopened.

- Jon
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[joeu2004]

Once you've manually edited the size of one of a chart's elements,
it no longer resizes interactively when you make other changes.

Makes sense. I have no recollection of __purposely__ making any
manual changes -- that is, none that I have never done before without
getting the chart into a mode where Excel would not auto-resize the
plot area. But that certainly does not rule an accidental change,
which after all is oh-so easy to do, especially with my laptop.

I was going to ask you how to tell Excel to take back default control
of the object -- at least, resize the plot area automatically again.

But after I made the manual change that "Echo" suggested, the plot
area now tracks the chart area when I change the latter.

Go figure!