Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
graphicslady said:

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Sadly, I believe the best you can do in Excel is send out a template
with the standard charts in it, then instruct all the recipients in how
to save those as user-defined chart types in their own Excel setup. It's
a strange failing on the part of Microsoft, to have failed to provide a
way of distributing user-defined chart types around an organisation.

It might be possible to send out the file in which the user-defined
charts are stored, and instruct people in how to install it in the
appropriate location, but that will end up replacing whatever
personalised file they themselves have created, and many people may be
unhappy with that.

--
Del Cotter
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Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

Thanks. That's what I was afraid of.

"Del Cotter" wrote:

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
graphicslady said:

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Sadly, I believe the best you can do in Excel is send out a template
with the standard charts in it, then instruct all the recipients in how
to save those as user-defined chart types in their own Excel setup. It's
a strange failing on the part of Microsoft, to have failed to provide a
way of distributing user-defined chart types around an organisation.

It might be possible to send out the file in which the user-defined
charts are stored, and instruct people in how to install it in the
appropriate location, but that will end up replacing whatever
personalised file they themselves have created, and many people may be
unhappy with that.

--
Del Cotter
NB Personal replies to this post will send email to ,
which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead.

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

I posted code a couple years ago that automated this process. The code and
the custom chart types resided in a workbook which was to be distributed to
those who needed the chart types. You could search Google Groups for my name
and keywords like distribute custom chart types.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Del Cotter" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
graphicslady said:

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company
to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Sadly, I believe the best you can do in Excel is send out a template with
the standard charts in it, then instruct all the recipients in how to save
those as user-defined chart types in their own Excel setup. It's a strange
failing on the part of Microsoft, to have failed to provide a way of
distributing user-defined chart types around an organisation.

It might be possible to send out the file in which the user-defined charts
are stored, and instruct people in how to install it in the appropriate
location, but that will end up replacing whatever personalised file they
themselves have created, and many people may be unhappy with that.

--
Del Cotter
NB Personal replies to this post will send email to
,
which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead.

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!
Finally I can help somebody out after getting help from this forum as a
lurker for years.

OK, the file that gets created/populated with the user-defined charts is
called XLUSRGAL.xls .

You will have to copy this file to the correct location in Documents and
Settings on each individual system in order for the users to have access to
your chart templates. Here's my path C:\Documents and
Settings\"username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

Obviously "username" is what you replace with each user's name. I've shared
and modified user-defined charts and successfully shared them between 3
systems this way.

props to Chip who originally discovered this one,
A

"graphicslady" wrote:

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

No offense, but you don't know how to do this. Your process will overwrite
each user's custom chart gallery. Not a graceful deployment mechanism. If
someone did this to me, I would be very upset.

Here is a link to my post from a couple years back, in which I described how
to distribute user defined chart types with a workbook and a small macro. No
users' charts are harmed by this process.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Angela's Diner" <Angela's wrote in message
...
I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!
Finally I can help somebody out after getting help from this forum as a
lurker for years.

OK, the file that gets created/populated with the user-defined charts is
called XLUSRGAL.xls .

You will have to copy this file to the correct location in Documents and
Settings on each individual system in order for the users to have access
to
your chart templates. Here's my path C:\Documents and
Settings\"username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

Obviously "username" is what you replace with each user's name. I've
shared
and modified user-defined charts and successfully shared them between 3
systems this way.

props to Chip who originally discovered this one,
A

"graphicslady" wrote:

I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company
to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

Maybe this is the link that Jon meant to include:


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0f8a219326de1a


Jon Peltier wrote:
No offense, but you don't know how to do this. Your process will overwrite
each user's custom chart gallery. Not a graceful deployment mechanism. If
someone did this to me, I would be very upset.

Here is a link to my post from a couple years back, in which I described how
to distribute user defined chart types with a workbook and a small macro. No
users' charts are harmed by this process.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Angela's Diner" <Angela's wrote in message
...

I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!
Finally I can help somebody out after getting help from this forum as a
lurker for years.

OK, the file that gets created/populated with the user-defined charts is
called XLUSRGAL.xls .

You will have to copy this file to the correct location in Documents and
Settings on each individual system in order for the users to have access
to
your chart templates. Here's my path C:\Documents and
Settings\"username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

Obviously "username" is what you replace with each user's name. I've
shared
and modified user-defined charts and successfully shared them between 3
systems this way.

props to Chip who originally discovered this one,
A

"graphicslady" wrote:


I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the company
to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so I
hope I'm just missing something.





--
Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Save user-defined chart types in a shared Excel template?
 

I'd like to introduce my technical editor, Debra Dalgleish.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Debra Dalgleish" wrote in message
...
Maybe this is the link that Jon meant to include:


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0f8a219326de1a

Jon Peltier wrote:
No offense, but you don't know how to do this. Your process will
overwrite each user's custom chart gallery. Not a graceful deployment
mechanism. If someone did this to me, I would be very upset.

Here is a link to my post from a couple years back, in which I described
how to distribute user defined chart types with a workbook and a small
macro. No users' charts are harmed by this process.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Angela's Diner" <Angela's wrote in
message ...

I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!!
Finally I can help somebody out after getting help from this forum as a
lurker for years.

OK, the file that gets created/populated with the user-defined charts is
called XLUSRGAL.xls .

You will have to copy this file to the correct location in Documents and
Settings on each individual system in order for the users to have access
to
your chart templates. Here's my path C:\Documents and
Settings\"username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

Obviously "username" is what you replace with each user's name. I've
shared
and modified user-defined charts and successfully shared them between 3
systems this way.

props to Chip who originally discovered this one,
A

"graphicslady" wrote:


I am trying to create a template to be distributed throughout the
company to
aid in the creation of standard charts -- colors, patterns, fonts, etc.
Unfortunately, Ihave not been able to get the user-defined chart types
to
save with the template. Is it possible to do this? I'm new to Excel, so
I
hope I'm just missing something.





--
Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html