I've searched books, Microsoft Help, and this board to find out how to
precisely resize the plot (not the chart) area and cannot find any
information. When I select the plot area, and change its size by entering
heigth & width values in the Size and Properties dialog box (Chart Tools
Format tab -- Size group) the chart area size also changes. I do not want
the chart area to change. How can I set values for the plot area and for the
chart area independently of each other?

Thanks to anyone who can help!