# Plot Area Appearance

## Content

You can modify the PlotArea’s appearance by using the **Background** and **Stroke/StrokeThickness** properties for the border of the plot area. The plot areas are referenced by using the row/column (the same as the elements in the grid).

The following sample shows how to modify the Plot Area appearance:

```xml
<c1chart:ChartView.PlotAreas>
      <!-- row=0 col=0 -->
      <c1chart:PlotArea Background="#10FF0000" Stroke="Red" />
      <!-- row=1 col=0 -->
      <c1chart:PlotArea Row="1" Background="#1000FF00" />
      <!-- row=0 col=1 -->
      <c1chart:PlotArea Column="1" Background="#100000FF" />
      <!-- row=1 col=1 -->
      <c1chart:PlotArea Row="1" Column="1" Background="#10FFFF00"
Stroke="Yellow" />
    </c1chart:ChartView.PlotAreas> 
```

## See Also

[Performance Optimization](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-chart/overview/ChartFeatures/performance-optimization/EnablingChartOptimization)