how do i remove the cells from a sheet when working with a chart

I created a chart but I want to remove the cells, so the background is gray
and nothing can be selected except the chart. Thank you.

instead of greying out you can hide the cells or column but chart also may
disappear but see this message from Andy Pope to one of the queries in the
newsgroup

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Hi Rick,
Yes there is, Select the chart and then use the menu Tools > Options.
On the chart tab is a checkbox 'Plot Visible Cells Only', uncheck this
to get your chart working.
Cheers
Andy
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"Jorge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I created a chart but I want to remove the cells, so the background is
gray
> and nothing can be selected except the chart. Thank you.

On the chart menu, select Location, and choose the As New Sheet option, and if
desired, type a better name in the box.

- Jon
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Peltier Technical Services
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http://PeltierTech.com/
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Jorge wrote:

> I created a chart but I want to remove the cells, so the background is gray
> and nothing can be selected except the chart. Thank you.