Make the X and Y axis scales equal on an Excel chart

Question

I\'d like the X and Y axes of my Excel charts to have the same scale on the screen, because I\'m plotting geographical data. A 1km by 1km square should look like a square, not l

Answer 1

When you select the plot area and write Selection.Width = something, the Width value you are setting also includes the width of the axis labels/text. This may not be what you want.

Instead, you can set the INSIDE Width/Height value using

Selection.InsideHeight = 250
Selection.InsideWidth = 250