Select the chart
Right-click on a bar, and choose Format Data Series
On the Patterns tab, select an Area colour
Click OK


junminliu wrote:
I want to create a bar chart with the following spec.

the first bar with green color

the 2nd bar with blue color

the 3rd and beyond with red color


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