The patterns were removed from the user interface, but they still exist in
VBA. So Andy Pope has written a clever addin which applies patterns to
charts and shapes:

http://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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"DoctorJ" wrote in message
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I'm trying to change the fill pattern for a series in a bar chart using
excel
2007. I want "patterns" not textures, pictures, or gradients. This will
be a
black and white presentation and I can't figure out how to get the
patterns
from previous versions of excel.