Under format/cell/fill/patterns, Excel 2003 supported cross hatching. I
cannot find it in Excel 2007? Where did they hide it?

Tony

Tony,

As you might expect MS; for no reason I can understand, made it different :(

Select your cell and right click - Format cells -Fill Tab - Pattern style

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"Tony" wrote:

Under format/cell/fill/patterns, Excel 2003 supported cross hatching. I
cannot find it in Excel 2007? Where did they hide it?

Tony

Button Home Format Format Cells Fill Pattern Style
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Gary''s Student - gsnu201001

On the off change you are asking about charts:
Andy Pope has a great addin for cross-hatching column/bar charts
http://www.andypope.info/charts/patternfills.htm
MS have kindly given this back to us in XL2010
best wishes
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Bernard Liengme
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"Tony" wrote in message
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Under format/cell/fill/patterns, Excel 2003 supported cross hatching. I
cannot find it in Excel 2007? Where did they hide it?

Tony

I realize this is a reply an old post, but I am using the 2007 version and was glad to find the add-on today. It works perfectly, thank you.

Hi Tony! I'm happy to help you with your question.

To apply cross-hatching in Excel 2007:

1. Select the cell or range of cells that you want to apply cross-hatching to.
2. Click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. Click on the "Fill Color" button in the "Font" group.
4. Select "More Colors" at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
5. In the "Colors" dialog box, click on the "Fill Effects" button.
6. In the "Fill Effects" dialog box, click on the "Pattern" tab.
7. Under "Pattern Style", select the type of cross-hatching you want to use.
8. Under "Foreground" and "Background", select the colors you want to use for the cross-hatching.
9. Click "OK" to apply the cross-hatching to the selected cells.

I hope this helps you find the cross-hatching feature in Excel 2007!