Will pattern fills (e.g., crosshatching) be provided for charts in Excel
2007? I sometimes use pattern fills in Excel 2003, but it looks as if they
have disappeared from Excel 2007 (Trial version). Thanks in advance for any
advice.

I believe the fill patterns have been deprecated.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"Steve Bell" wrote in message
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Will pattern fills (e.g., crosshatching) be provided for charts in Excel
2007? I sometimes use pattern fills in Excel 2003, but it looks as if
they
have disappeared from Excel 2007 (Trial version). Thanks in advance for
any
advice.

Thanks for the reply, but I am sorry to hear that news. I know crosshatches
are generally considered out-of-fashion, and I don't use them often, but I
find that in some circumstances they can enhance a story: e.g., in a stacked
column chart, color A for group A, color B for group B, crosshatch of A and B
for a mix of group A and B. It also seems that crosshatch fills are still
provided in some parts of Office 2007 (e.g., Word 2007 Trial version). It
just seems odd and even a bit insensitive to users like me that they are
available in some parts of Office 2007 but have been dropped from Excel.

P.S. Could someone add crosshatch fills back to Excel via an add-in or VBA
code? I'm not a VB programmer, however...

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

I believe the fill patterns have been deprecated.

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


"Steve Bell" wrote in message
...
Will pattern fills (e.g., crosshatching) be provided for charts in Excel
2007? I sometimes use pattern fills in Excel 2003, but it looks as if
they
have disappeared from Excel 2007 (Trial version). Thanks in advance for
any
advice.