I am trying to make the y-axis of an embedded chart line up with the edge of
a column. However I'm struggling to do so because I'm not sure of the
relationships between:

- activechart.parent.*
- activechart.chartarea.*
- activechart.plotarea.*
- activechart.plotarea.inside*

where * denotes a property such as left, width, top or height.

I know that the lower 3 properties are referenced from the parent object
position, but other than that I can't get the axis to sit where I want it.
It's always *slightly* off. I'm also struggling to determine which of these
properties is read-only.

I'm using the chartobjects.add() command to add an area plot with the
..parent dimensions that I'd like and then I'm removing *all* axes
information, including the axial lines themselves. Thus the plot is
essentially a floating area. There are multiple instances of these floating
areas arranged vertically, and I'd like them to all line up properly with
column edges such that I can use columns to delineate years (they are all
time series).

Any explanations on how these properties relate to each other / are
calculated during chart resizing, such that I can control the position of the
axes, would be great.

Cheers,

Matt