Error message when you run a VBA macro to adjust the charts on an Excel 2007 worksheet: "Run-time error '16': Expression too complex"

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro to adjust the charts on a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 worksheet, you receive the following error message:

To work around this issue, add the following code to your VBA macro. Add this example code before the code that retrieves the inside plot area of the chart.

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For more information about the plot area, follow these steps:

1. On the Visual Basic Editor Help menu, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help.
2. In the Search box, type plotarea, and then click Search.