You can do so by bringing a stacked column chart into the mix.
Please see Jon's example below:
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/...ackground.html
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John Mansfield
http://cellmatrix.net
"BillO" wrote:
How can I change the format of the plot area to multiple colors.
for example I would like to have a Bar Chart with the background plot area
starting @ blue , then Green, then Red. Then have the temperature bars
plot over this area.
thanks