Laying out and formatting the chart area. Change the background color or outline of different chart areas or modify the padding between chart areas.

Formatting numbers, dates, and times. Customize the appearance of dates and numbers in a chart, and add a prefix or suffix to numbers.

Formatting the chart plot, title, and legend areas. Add color, an outline, and a shadow to highlight the plot, title, or legend.

Formatting an axis. Adjust the line style of an axis, and modify the text style, position, coloring, or outline of axis labels or titles.

Formatting a series. Change the type of a series, such as line or bar, the color or style of the series markers, and the attributes specific to each series type.