You can't do this natively in 2007, but they left in the VBA hooks. Andy
Pope has an add-in that uses those hooks to apply patterns:

http://www.andypope.info/charts/patternfills.htm

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
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"Watson" wrote in message
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How can I get a bar chart to have lines or hatching? I only see the
picture
or texture option. thanks