The patterns are still part of Excel, but for whatever reason Microsoft
forgot to add the user interface controls to use them. However, Andy Pope
has written a nice little add-in that reinstates this capability:
http://www.andypope.info/charts/patternfills.htm

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services, Inc.
http://PeltierTech.com/WordPress/
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"Athena" wrote in message
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Hi, I'm a research scientist and excel spreadsheets are part of our
livelihood. I could not find a way to change the format of a data point
on
my bargraph with crosshatching, which patterns were available on the older
versions. There are a preset of texture options, but little fishies and
tweed are not a simple and professional way to respresent my data. Any
suggestions?