diff --git a/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/examples/ScatterChart.java b/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/examples/ScatterChart.java
index 1747a7782..3df1d90ac 100644
--- a/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/examples/ScatterChart.java
+++ b/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/examples/ScatterChart.java
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ public class ScatterChart {
 		ValueAxis bottomAxis = chart.getChartAxisFactory().createValueAxis(AxisPosition.BOTTOM);
 		ValueAxis leftAxis = chart.getChartAxisFactory().createValueAxis(AxisPosition.LEFT);
 
-		ScatterChartSerie firstSerie = data.addSerie();
-		firstSerie.setXValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(0, 0, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
-		firstSerie.setYValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(1, 1, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
+		DataMarker xMarker = new DataMarker(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(0, 0, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
+		DataMarker y1Marker = new DataMarker(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(1, 1, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
+		DataMarker y2Marker = new DataMarker(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(2, 2, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
 
-		ScatterChartSerie secondSerie = data.addSerie();
-		secondSerie.setXValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(0, 0, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
-		secondSerie.setYValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(2, 2, 0, NUM_OF_COLUMNS - 1));
+		
+		data.addSerie(xMarker, y1Marker);
+		data.addSerie(xMarker, y2Marker);
 
 		chart.plot(data, bottomAxis, leftAxis);
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Chart.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Chart.java
index 8c4198ef7..b14d95d10 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Chart.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Chart.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartData;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartAxis;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartLegend;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ManualLayout;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ManuallyPositionable;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartDataFactory;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartAxisFactory;
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartAxisFactory;
  *
  * @author Roman Kashitsyn
  */
-public interface Chart {
+public interface Chart extends ManuallyPositionable {
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return an appropriate ChartDataFactory implementation
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartAxis.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartAxis.java
index 034f4500d..6542f991b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartAxis.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartAxis.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public interface ChartAxis {
 	AxisOrientation getOrientation();
 
 	/**
-	 * @param axis orientation
+	 * @param orientation axis orientation
 	 */
 	void setOrientation(AxisOrientation orientation);
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartLegend.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartLegend.java
index 0975caf43..b870a773e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartLegend.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ChartLegend.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
  *
  * @author Roman Kashitsyn
  */
-public interface ChartLegend {
+public interface ChartLegend extends ManuallyPositionable {
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return legend position
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ public interface ChartLegend {
 	 * @param position new legend position
 	 */
 	void setPosition(LegendPosition position);
-
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutMode.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutMode.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87769701b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutMode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
+
+/**
+ *  Specifies the possible ways to store a chart element's position.
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public enum LayoutMode {
+	/**
+	 * Specifies that the Width or Height shall be interpreted as the
+	 * Right or Bottom of the chart element.
+	 */
+	EDGE,
+	/**
+	 * Specifies that the Width or Height shall be interpreted as the
+	 * Width or Height of the chart element.
+	 */
+	FACTOR
+}
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutTarget.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutTarget.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f95c5370f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/LayoutTarget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
+
+/**
+ * Specifies whether to layout the plot area by its inside (not including axis
+ * and axis labels) or outside (including axis and axis labels).
+ *
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public enum LayoutTarget {
+	/**
+	 * Specifies that the plot area size shall determine the
+	 * size of the plot area, not including the tick marks and
+	 * axis labels.
+	 */
+	INNER,
+	/**
+	 * Specifies that the plot area size shall determine the
+	 * size of the plot area, the tick marks, and the axis
+	 * labels.
+	 */
+	OUTER
+}
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManualLayout.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManualLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..993ab3daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManualLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
+
+/**
+ * High level representation of chart element manual layout.
+ *
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public interface ManualLayout {
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the layout target.
+	 * @param target new layout target.
+	 */
+	public void setTarget(LayoutTarget target);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current layout target.
+	 * @return current layout target
+	 */
+	public LayoutTarget getTarget();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the x-coordinate layout mode.
+	 * @param mode new x-coordinate layout mode.
+	 */
+	public void setXMode(LayoutMode mode);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current x-coordinnate layout mode.
+	 * @return current x-coordinate layout mode.
+	 */
+	public LayoutMode getXMode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the y-coordinate layout mode.
+	 * @param mode new y-coordinate layout mode.
+	 */
+	public void setYMode(LayoutMode mode);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current y-coordinate layout mode.
+	 * @return current y-coordinate layout mode.
+	 */
+	public LayoutMode getYMode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the x location of the chart element.
+	 * @return the x location (left) of the chart element or 0.0 if
+	 *         not set.
+	 */
+	public double getX();
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the x location (left) of the chart element as a
+	 * fraction of the width of the chart. If Left Mode is Factor,
+	 * then the position is relative to the default position for the
+	 * chart element.
+	 */
+	public void setX(double x);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current y location of the chart element.
+	 * @return the y location (top) of the chart element or 0.0 if not
+	 *         set.
+	 */
+	public double getY();
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the y location (top) of the chart element as a
+	 * fraction of the height of the chart. If Top Mode is Factor,
+	 * then the position is relative to the default position for the
+	 * chart element.
+	 */
+	public void setY(double y);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies how to interpret the Width element for this manual
+	 * layout.
+	 * @param mode new width layout mode of this manual layout.
+	 */
+	public void setWidthMode(LayoutMode mode);
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current width mode of this manual layout.
+	 * @return width mode of this manual layout.
+	 */
+	public LayoutMode getWidthMode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies how to interpret the Height element for this manual
+	 * layout.
+	 * @param mode new height mode of this manual layout.
+	 */
+	public void setHeightMode(LayoutMode mode);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current height mode of this 
+	 * @return height mode of this manual layout.
+	 */
+	public LayoutMode getHeightMode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the width (if Width Mode is Factor) or right (if
+	 * Width Mode is Edge) of the chart element as a fraction of the
+	 * width of the chart.
+	 * @param ratio a fraction of the width of the chart.
+	 */
+	public void setWidthRatio(double ratio);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current fraction of the width of the chart.
+	 * @return fraction of the width of the chart or 0.0 if not set.
+	 */
+	public double getWidthRatio();
+
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the height (if Height Mode is Factor) or bottom (if
+	 * Height Mode is edge) of the chart element as a fraction of the
+	 * height of the chart.
+	 * @param ratio a fraction of the height of the chart.
+	 */
+	public void setHeightRatio(double ratio);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns current fraction of the height of the chart.
+	 * @return fraction of the height of the chart or 0.0 if not set.
+	 */
+	public double getHeightRatio();
+
+}
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManuallyPositionable.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManuallyPositionable.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03a85a4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ManuallyPositionable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of chart element that can be positioned with manual
+ * layout.
+ *
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public interface ManuallyPositionable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns manual layout for the chart element.
+	 * @return manual layout for the chart element.
+	 */
+	public ManualLayout getManualLayout();
+}
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartData.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartData.java
index 7f828d766..09e10048e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartData.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartData.java
@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@
 package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.DataMarker;
+
 
 /**
  * @author Roman Kashitsyn
  */
 public interface ScatterChartData extends ChartData {
 	/**
+	 * @param xMarker data marker to be used for X value range
+	 * @param yMarker data marker to be used for Y value range
 	 * @return a new scatter chart serie
 	 */
-	ScatterChartSerie addSerie();
+	ScatterChartSerie addSerie(DataMarker xMarker, DataMarker yMarker);
 
 	/**
 	 * @return list of all series
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartSerie.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartSerie.java
index 274113b2d..16cef9c5f 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartSerie.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/charts/ScatterChartSerie.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts;
 
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.DataMarker;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartDataFactory;
 
 /**
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartDataFactory;
 public interface ScatterChartSerie {
 
 	/**
-	 * @param sheet a sheet to take range from
-	 * @param address a column or a row with values
+	 * @param xMarker data marker to use for X values.
 	 */
-	void setXValues(Sheet sheet, CellRangeAddress address);
-	
+	void setXValues(DataMarker xMarker);
+
 	/**'
-	 * @param sheet a sheet to take range from
-	 * @param address a column or a row with values
+	 * @param yMarker data marker to use for Y values.
 	 */
-	void setYValues(Sheet sheet, CellRangeAddress address);
+	void setYValues(DataMarker yMarker);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/DataMarker.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/DataMarker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..628a975aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/DataMarker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ *  ====================================================================
+ *    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *    contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ *    this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *    The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ *    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ *    the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *    limitations under the License.
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+package org.apache.poi.ss.util;
+
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
+
+/**
+ * Represents data marker used in charts.
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public class DataMarker {
+	
+	private Sheet sheet;
+	private CellRangeAddress range;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param sheet the sheet where data located.
+	 * @param range the range within that sheet.
+	 */
+	public DataMarker(Sheet sheet, CellRangeAddress range) {
+		this.sheet = sheet;
+		this.range = range;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the sheet marker points to.
+	 * @return sheet marker points to.
+	 */
+	public Sheet getSheet() {
+		return sheet;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets sheet marker points to.
+	 * @param sheet new sheet for the marker.
+	 */
+	public void setSheet(Sheet sheet) {
+		this.sheet = sheet;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns range of the marker.
+	 * @return range of cells marker points to.
+	 */
+	public CellRangeAddress getRange() {
+		return range;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets range of the marker.
+	 * @param range new range for the marker.
+	 */
+	public void setRange(CellRangeAddress range) {
+		this.range = range;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Formats data marker using canonical format, for example
+	 * `SheetName!$A$1:$A$5'.
+	 * @return formatted data marker.
+	 */
+    public String formatAsString() {
+		String sheetName = (sheet == null) ? (null) : (sheet.getSheetName());
+		if (range == null) {
+			return null;
+		} else {
+			return range.formatAsString(sheetName, true);
+		}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFChart.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFChart.java
index 2ecb018e7..eddf983b2 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFChart.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFChart.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartAxisFactory;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFChartDataFactory;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFChartAxis;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFValueAxis;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFManualLayout;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFChartLegend;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartData;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.AxisPosition;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.ChartSpaceDocument;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTLayout;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTManualLayout;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTPlotArea;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTValAx;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTPrintSettings;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTPageMargins;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.STLayoutTarget;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ public final class XSSFChart extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Chart, ChartA
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Construct a SpreadsheetML chart from a package part
+	 * Construct a SpreadsheetML chart from a package part.
 	 *
 	 * @param part the package part holding the chart data,
 	 * the content type must be <code>application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.drawingml.chart+xml</code>
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ public final class XSSFChart extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Chart, ChartA
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Construct a new CTChartSpace bean. By default, it's just an empty placeholder for chart objects
+	 * Construct a new CTChartSpace bean.
+	 * By default, it's just an empty placeholder for chart objects.
 	 *
 	 * @return a new CTChartSpace bean
 	 */
@@ -113,16 +116,10 @@ public final class XSSFChart extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Chart, ChartA
 		chartSpace = CTChartSpace.Factory.newInstance();
 		chart = chartSpace.addNewChart();
 		CTPlotArea plotArea = chart.addNewPlotArea();
-		CTLayout layout = plotArea.addNewLayout();
-		CTManualLayout manualLayout = layout.addNewManualLayout();
-		manualLayout.addNewLayoutTarget().setVal(STLayoutTarget.INNER);
-		manualLayout.addNewXMode().setVal(STLayoutMode.EDGE);
-		manualLayout.addNewYMode().setVal(STLayoutMode.EDGE);
-		manualLayout.addNewX().setVal(0);
-		manualLayout.addNewY().setVal(0);
-		manualLayout.addNewW().setVal(0.65);
-		manualLayout.addNewH().setVal(0.8);
+
+		plotArea.addNewLayout();
 		chart.addNewPlotVisOnly().setVal(true);
+
 		CTPrintSettings printSettings = chartSpace.addNewPrintSettings();
 		printSettings.addNewHeaderFooter();
 
@@ -220,39 +217,14 @@ public final class XSSFChart extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Chart, ChartA
 	}
 
 	public List<? extends XSSFChartAxis> getAxis() {
+		if (axis.isEmpty() && hasAxis()) {
+			parseAxis();
+		}
 		return axis;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets the width ratio of the chart.
-	 * Chart width is ratio multiplied by parent frame width.
-	 * @param ratio a number between 0 and 1.
-	 */
-	public void setWidthRatio(double ratio) {
-		chart.getPlotArea().getLayout().getManualLayout().getW().setVal(ratio);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return relative chart width
-	 */
-	public double getWidthRatio() {
-		return chart.getPlotArea().getLayout().getManualLayout().getW().getVal();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the height ratio of the chart.
-	 * Chart height is ratio multiplied by parent frame height.
-	 * @param ratio a number between 0 and 1.
-	 */
-	public void setHeightRatio(double ratio) {
-		chart.getPlotArea().getLayout().getManualLayout().getH().setVal(ratio);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return relative chart height
-	 */
-	public double getHeightRatio() {
-		return chart.getPlotArea().getLayout().getManualLayout().getH().getVal();
+	public XSSFManualLayout getManualLayout() {
+		return new XSSFManualLayout(this);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -307,4 +279,25 @@ public final class XSSFChart extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Chart, ChartA
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean hasAxis() {
+		CTPlotArea ctPlotArea = chart.getPlotArea();
+		int totalAxisCount =
+			ctPlotArea.sizeOfValAxArray()  +
+			ctPlotArea.sizeOfCatAxArray()  +
+			ctPlotArea.sizeOfDateAxArray() +
+			ctPlotArea.sizeOfSerAxArray();
+		return totalAxisCount > 0;
+	}
+
+	private void parseAxis() {
+		// TODO: add other axis types
+		parseValueAxis();
+	}
+
+	private void parseValueAxis() {
+		for (CTValAx valAx : chart.getPlotArea().getValAxArray()) {
+			axis.add(new XSSFValueAxis(this, valAx));
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFChartLegend.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFChartLegend.java
index de4b415b2..112357349 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFChartLegend.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFChartLegend.java
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ public final class XSSFChartLegend implements ChartLegend {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public XSSFManualLayout getManualLayout() {
+		if (!legend.isSetLayout()) {
+			legend.addNewLayout();
+		}
+		return new XSSFManualLayout(legend.getLayout());
+	}
+
 	private STLegendPos.Enum fromLegendPosition(LegendPosition position) {
 		switch (position) {
 			case BOTTOM: return STLegendPos.B;
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFManualLayout.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFManualLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81bf55a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFManualLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.	See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.	 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+   ==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts;
+
+import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ManualLayout;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.LayoutMode;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.LayoutTarget;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFChart;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.STLayoutTarget;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTLayout;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTManualLayout;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTPlotArea;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTLayoutMode;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.CTLayoutTarget;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.STLayoutMode;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.chart.STLayoutTarget;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a SpreadsheetML manual layout.
+ * @author Roman Kashitsyn
+ */
+public final class XSSFManualLayout implements ManualLayout {
+
+	/**
+	 * Underlaying CTManualLayout bean.
+	 */
+	private CTManualLayout layout;
+
+	private static final LayoutMode defaultLayoutMode = LayoutMode.EDGE;
+	private static final LayoutTarget defaultLayoutTarget = LayoutTarget.INNER;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SpreadsheetML manual layout.
+	 * @param layout a Spreadsheet ML layout that should be used as base.
+	 */
+	public XSSFManualLayout(CTLayout ctLayout) {
+		initLayout(ctLayout);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new SpreadsheetML manual layout for chart.
+	 * @param chart a chart to create layout for.
+	 */
+	public XSSFManualLayout(XSSFChart chart) {
+		CTPlotArea ctPlotArea = chart.getCTChart().getPlotArea();
+		CTLayout ctLayout = ctPlotArea.isSetLayout() ?
+			ctPlotArea.getLayout() : ctPlotArea.addNewLayout();
+
+		initLayout(ctLayout);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying CTManualLayout bean.
+	 *
+	 * @return the underlying CTManualLayout bean.
+	 */
+	@Internal public CTManualLayout getCTManualLayout(){
+		return layout;
+	}
+
+	public void setWidthRatio(double ratio) {
+		if (!layout.isSetW()) {
+			layout.addNewW();
+		}
+		layout.getW().setVal(ratio);
+	}
+
+	public double getWidthRatio() {
+		if (!layout.isSetW()) {
+			return 0.0;
+		}
+		return layout.getW().getVal();
+	}
+
+	public void setHeightRatio(double ratio) {
+		if (!layout.isSetH()) {
+			layout.addNewH();
+		}
+		layout.getH().setVal(ratio);
+	}
+
+	public double getHeightRatio() {
+		if (!layout.isSetH()) {
+			return 0.0;
+		}
+		return layout.getH().getVal();
+	}
+
+	public LayoutTarget getTarget() {
+		if (!layout.isSetLayoutTarget()) {
+			return defaultLayoutTarget;
+		}
+		return toLayoutTarget(layout.getLayoutTarget());
+	}
+
+	public void setTarget(LayoutTarget target) {
+		if (!layout.isSetLayoutTarget()) {
+			layout.addNewLayoutTarget();
+		}
+		layout.getLayoutTarget().setVal(fromLayoutTarget(target));
+	}
+
+	public LayoutMode getXMode() {
+		if (!layout.isSetXMode()) {
+			return defaultLayoutMode;
+		}
+		return toLayoutMode(layout.getXMode());
+	}
+
+	public void setXMode(LayoutMode mode) {
+		if (!layout.isSetXMode()) {
+			layout.addNewXMode();
+		}
+		layout.getXMode().setVal(fromLayoutMode(mode));
+	}
+
+	public LayoutMode getYMode() {
+		if (!layout.isSetYMode()) {
+			return defaultLayoutMode;
+		}
+		return toLayoutMode(layout.getYMode());
+	}
+
+	public void setYMode(LayoutMode mode) {
+		if (!layout.isSetYMode()) {
+			layout.addNewYMode();
+		}
+		layout.getYMode().setVal(fromLayoutMode(mode));
+	}
+
+	public double getX() {
+		if (!layout.isSetX()) {
+			return 0.0;
+		}
+		return layout.getX().getVal();
+	}
+
+	public void setX(double x) {
+		if (!layout.isSetX()) {
+			layout.addNewX();
+		}
+		layout.getX().setVal(x);
+	}
+
+	public double getY() {
+		if (!layout.isSetY()) {
+			return 0.0;
+		}
+		return layout.getY().getVal();
+	}
+
+	public void setY(double y) {
+		if (!layout.isSetY()) {
+			layout.addNewY();
+		}
+		layout.getY().setVal(y);
+	}
+
+	public LayoutMode getWidthMode() {
+		if (!layout.isSetWMode()) {
+			return defaultLayoutMode;
+		}
+		return toLayoutMode(layout.getWMode());
+	}
+
+	public void setWidthMode(LayoutMode mode) {
+		if (!layout.isSetWMode()) {
+			layout.addNewWMode();
+		}
+		layout.getWMode().setVal(fromLayoutMode(mode));
+	}
+
+	public LayoutMode getHeightMode() {
+		if (!layout.isSetHMode()) {
+			return defaultLayoutMode;
+		}
+		return toLayoutMode(layout.getHMode());
+	}
+
+	public void setHeightMode(LayoutMode mode) {
+		if (!layout.isSetHMode()) {
+			layout.addNewHMode();
+		}
+		layout.getHMode().setVal(fromLayoutMode(mode));
+	}
+
+	private void initLayout(CTLayout ctLayout) {
+		if (ctLayout.isSetManualLayout()) {
+			this.layout = ctLayout.getManualLayout();
+		} else {
+			this.layout = ctLayout.addNewManualLayout();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private STLayoutMode.Enum fromLayoutMode(LayoutMode mode) {
+		switch (mode) {
+		case EDGE: return STLayoutMode.EDGE;
+		case FACTOR: return STLayoutMode.FACTOR;
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private LayoutMode toLayoutMode(CTLayoutMode ctLayoutMode) {
+		switch (ctLayoutMode.getVal().intValue()) {
+		case STLayoutMode.INT_EDGE: return LayoutMode.EDGE;
+		case STLayoutMode.INT_FACTOR: return LayoutMode.FACTOR;
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private STLayoutTarget.Enum fromLayoutTarget(LayoutTarget target) {
+		switch (target) {
+		case INNER: return STLayoutTarget.INNER;
+		case OUTER: return STLayoutTarget.OUTER;
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private LayoutTarget toLayoutTarget(CTLayoutTarget ctLayoutTarget) {
+		switch (ctLayoutTarget.getVal().intValue()) {
+		case STLayoutTarget.INT_INNER: return LayoutTarget.INNER;
+		case STLayoutTarget.INT_OUTER: return LayoutTarget.OUTER;
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFScatterChartData.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFScatterChartData.java
index d3f6b9626..42b2775f2 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFScatterChartData.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFScatterChartData.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Chart;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
-import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.DataMarker;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ScatterChartData;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ScatterChartSerie;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartDataFactory;
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ public class XSSFScatterChartData implements ScatterChartData {
 		private int id;
 		private int order;
 		private boolean useCache;
-		private Sheet xSheet;
-		private Sheet ySheet;
-		private CellRangeAddress xAddress;
-		private CellRangeAddress yAddress;
+		private DataMarker xMarker;
+		private DataMarker yMarker;
 
 		public Serie(int id, int order) {
 			super();
@@ -78,14 +76,12 @@ public class XSSFScatterChartData implements ScatterChartData {
 			this.useCache = false;
 		}
 
-		public void setXValues(Sheet sheet, CellRangeAddress address) {
-			this.xSheet = sheet;
-			this.xAddress = address;
+		public void setXValues(DataMarker marker) {
+			xMarker = marker;
 		}
 
-		public void setYValues(Sheet sheet, CellRangeAddress address) {
-			this.ySheet = sheet;
-			this.yAddress = address;
+		public void setYValues(DataMarker marker) {
+			yMarker = marker;
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -102,17 +98,19 @@ public class XSSFScatterChartData implements ScatterChartData {
 
 			CTAxDataSource xVal = scatterSer.addNewXVal();
 			CTNumRef numRef = xVal.addNewNumRef();
-			numRef.setF(xAddress.formatAsString(xSheet.getSheetName(), true));
+			numRef.setF(xMarker.formatAsString());
 
 			CTNumDataSource yVal = scatterSer.addNewYVal();
 			numRef = yVal.addNewNumRef();
-			numRef.setF(yAddress.formatAsString(ySheet.getSheetName(), true));
+			numRef.setF(yMarker.formatAsString());
 		}
 	}
 
-	public XSSFScatterChartData.Serie addSerie() {
+	public XSSFScatterChartData.Serie addSerie(DataMarker xMarker, DataMarker yMarker) {
 		int numOfSeries = series.size();
 		Serie newSerie = new Serie(numOfSeries, numOfSeries);
+		newSerie.setXValues(xMarker);
+		newSerie.setYValues(yMarker);
 		series.add(newSerie);
 		return newSerie;
 	}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFValueAxis.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFValueAxis.java
index 4ed5df2b9..1646db593 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFValueAxis.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/XSSFValueAxis.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public class XSSFValueAxis extends XSSFChartAxis implements ValueAxis {
 		createAxis(id, pos);
 	}
 
+	public XSSFValueAxis(XSSFChart chart, CTValAx ctValAx) {
+		super(chart);
+		this.ctValAx = ctValAx;
+	}
+
 	public long getId() {
 		return ctValAx.getAxId().getVal();
 	}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFManualLayout.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFManualLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cceceddff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFManualLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/* ====================================================================
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+==================================================================== */
+
+package org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.*;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ChartLegend;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.LegendPosition;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.ManualLayout;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.LayoutMode;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.LayoutTarget;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.*;
+
+public final class TestXSSFManualLayout extends TestCase {
+	
+	/*
+	 * Accessor methods are not trivial. They use lazy underlying bean
+	 * initialization so there can be some errors (NPE, for example).
+	 */
+	public void testAccessorMethods() throws Exception {
+		final double newRatio = 1.1;
+		final double newCoordinate = 0.3;
+		final LayoutMode nonDefaultMode = LayoutMode.FACTOR;
+		final LayoutTarget nonDefaultTarget = LayoutTarget.OUTER;
+
+		ManualLayout layout = getEmptyLayout();
+
+		layout.setWidthRatio(newRatio);
+		assertTrue(layout.getWidthRatio() == newRatio);
+
+		layout.setHeightRatio(newRatio);
+		assertTrue(layout.getHeightRatio() == newRatio);
+
+		layout.setX(newCoordinate);
+		assertTrue(layout.getX() == newCoordinate);
+
+		layout.setY(newCoordinate);
+		assertTrue(layout.getY() == newCoordinate);
+
+		layout.setXMode(nonDefaultMode);
+		assertTrue(layout.getXMode() == nonDefaultMode);
+
+		layout.setYMode(nonDefaultMode);
+		assertTrue(layout.getYMode() == nonDefaultMode);
+
+		layout.setWidthMode(nonDefaultMode);
+		assertTrue(layout.getWidthMode() == nonDefaultMode);
+
+		layout.setHeightMode(nonDefaultMode);
+		assertTrue(layout.getHeightMode() == nonDefaultMode);
+
+		layout.setTarget(nonDefaultTarget);
+		assertTrue(layout.getTarget() == nonDefaultTarget);
+
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Layout must have reasonable default values and must not throw
+	 * any exceptions.
+	 */
+	public void testDefaultValues() throws Exception {
+		ManualLayout layout = getEmptyLayout();
+		
+		assertNotNull(layout.getTarget());
+		assertNotNull(layout.getXMode());
+		assertNotNull(layout.getYMode());
+		assertNotNull(layout.getHeightMode());
+		assertNotNull(layout.getWidthMode());
+		/*
+		 * According to interface, 0.0 should be returned for
+		 * uninitialized double properties.
+		 */
+		assertTrue(layout.getX() == 0.0);
+		assertTrue(layout.getY() == 0.0);
+		assertTrue(layout.getWidthRatio() == 0.0);
+		assertTrue(layout.getHeightRatio() == 0.0);
+	}
+
+	private ManualLayout getEmptyLayout() {
+		Workbook wb = new XSSFWorkbook();
+		Sheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
+		Drawing drawing = sheet.createDrawingPatriarch();
+		ClientAnchor anchor = drawing.createAnchor(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 10, 30);
+		Chart chart = drawing.createChart(anchor);
+		ChartLegend legend = chart.getOrCreateLegend();
+		return legend.getManualLayout();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFScatterChartData.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFScatterChartData.java
index cd39a6917..852af700f 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFScatterChartData.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/charts/TestXSSFScatterChartData.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.*;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.util.DataMarker;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.charts.*;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.charts.XSSFChartDataFactory;
 
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ public final class TestXSSFScatterChartData  extends TestCase {
 		ScatterChartData scatterChartData =
 				XSSFChartDataFactory.getInstance().createScatterChartData();
 
-		ScatterChartSerie serie = scatterChartData.addSerie();
-		serie.setXValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(0,0,1,10));
-		serie.setYValues(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(1,1,1,10));
+		DataMarker xMarker = new DataMarker(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(0,0,1,10));
+		DataMarker yMarker = new DataMarker(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(1,1,1,10));
+		ScatterChartSerie serie = scatterChartData.addSerie(xMarker, yMarker);
 
 		assertEquals(scatterChartData.getSeries().size(), 1);