How do I use a pattern as fill in a bar chart in PowerPoint?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Kitrinka - 27 Sep 2007 19:10 GMT

In the old PowerPoint when you added a color to a bar chart element, you
could choose "Fill Options" and I can't find this feature in PowerPoint 2007.
Can someone help me? The gradient fills don't print well, nor do the
textures and if you're printing in black and white, colors don't help.

Reply to this Message

John Wilson - 27 Sep 2007 20:08 GMT

You can set up a custom texture. If you have access to an early version just
save a 100 pixel (approx) square shape filled with the pattern you like as an
emf (right click > save as pic) and use more textures> texture > from file in
2007. Be happy to email you a few emf's if you dont have an early version

Signature

Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials-
http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk
email john AT technologytrish.co.uk

> In the old PowerPoint when you added a color to a bar chart element, you
> could choose "Fill Options" and I can't find this feature in PowerPoint 2007.
> Can someone help me? The gradient fills don't print well, nor do the
> textures and if you're printing in black and white, colors don't help.

Reply to this Message

Ute Simon - 27 Sep 2007 21:52 GMT

> In the old PowerPoint when you added a color to a bar chart element, you
> could choose "Fill Options" and I can't find this feature in PowerPoint
> 2007.
> Can someone help me? The gradient fills don't print well, nor do the
> textures and if you're printing in black and white, colors don't help.

In Excel, the pattern fills are still there, but can only be accessed via
programming. Andy Pope created this add-in for Excel:
http://www.andypope.info/charts/patternfills.htm
Create your chart there and then copy it to PowerPoint.

Best regards,
Ute

Signature

Ute Simon
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team
Das PowerPoint-Event des Jahres: Die PowerPoint-Anwendertage,
14. - 16.10.2007 in Fulda, http://powerpoint.anwendertage.de

Reply to this Message