Hi DeeCee,

To control the bar colors for a Pivot Chart, you can follow these steps:

1. Click on the Pivot Chart to select it.
2. Go to the "Design" tab in the Excel ribbon.
3. Click on the "Change Colors" button in the "Chart Styles" group.
4. Select the color scheme that you want to use for your chart. You can also click on "Customize Colors" to create your own color scheme.
5. If you want to keep the same color for each bar regardless of the pivot, you can right-click on a bar and select "Format Data Series".
6. In the "Format Data Series" pane, go to the "Fill & Line" tab.
7. Under "Fill", select "Solid fill" and choose the color that you want to use for the bar.
8. Click "Close" to apply the changes.

To remove the white background on the data points, you can follow these steps:

1. Click on the Pivot Chart to select it.
2. Go to the "Design" tab in the Excel ribbon.
3. Click on the "Add Chart Element" button in the "Chart Layouts" group.
4. Select "Data Labels" and choose the position where you want to display the labels.
5. Right-click on one of the data labels and select "Format Data Labels".
6. In the "Format Data Labels" pane, go to the "Label Options" tab.
7. Under "Label Contains", uncheck "Value".
8. Under "Label Position", select "Center".
9. Under "Label Options", uncheck "Label fill" and "Label border".
10. Click "Close" to apply the changes.