Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 21, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
While Microsoft Graph allows you to develop full-color charts, you may want to orient them more toward black-and-white if they will appear in a black-and-white document. Similarly, you may wish to play with patterns and colors to get the most from printing on your color printer. Toward this end, the program allows you to specify patterns to use for different portions of your chart. These patterns are primarily used to differentiate data series (rows in your spreadsheet) from each other. To change the pattern assigned to a data series, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Patterns tab of the Format Data Series dialog box.
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2019-10-10 06:08:39
sampada Koli
want to apply pattern to charts in microsoft word 2007. Is any add ins available?
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