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Menu command Type What happens next?
Chart Tab The Active Chart section (below) applies only to a pre-selected chart, (if embedded on a sheet) or the active chart sheet.

Plot empty cells as: has three settings, leave gaps which ignores the data if blank, treats it as zero and plots it to that or, in the case of line charts only, connects the lines as if the data didn't exist (Interpolated). If you want to ignore the data and also have no gaps incorporate the NA() function into your data or chart source.

Plot visible cells only allows you to ignore hidden cells when creating a chart. (default is checked).

Chart sizes with widow frame only applies to chart sheets. Un-checking this allows you to size the chart irrespective of the window size.

The Chart tips section controls what 'tooltips' are shown when you hover over chart components. 'Show names' will show object names, e.g. 'gridlines', etc, whereas 'Show values' will show the underlying values of data points, (see below).

VBA Sub SetChartOptions()
With Application.ActiveChart
.PlotVisibleOnly = False
.DisplayBlanksAs = xlZero
End With
Application.ShowChartTipNames = False
End Sub

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