Make a chart that looks the way you want your default to look, then add it
as a custom chart type, and define it as your default:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/ChartsH...stomTypes.html

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"ad" wrote in message
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Default area background is a dull gray, I prefer white. I do I set this as
standard