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Change colors, patterns, lines, fills, and borders in charts

Use this procedure to change colors, apply a texture or pattern, or change the line width or border style for data markers, the chart area, the plot area, gridlines, axes, and tick marks in 2-D and 3-D charts, trendlines and error bars in 2-D charts, and the walls and floor in 3-D charts.

1. Double-click the chart item you want to change.
2. If necessary, click the Patterns tab, and then select the options you want.

   To specify a fill effect, click Fill Effects, and then select the options you want on the Gradient, Texture, or Pattern tabs.

Note  Formatting applied to an axis is also applied to the tick marks on that axis. Gridlines are formatted independently of axes.