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Change color of Autoshape in chart
I replaced the bar shape in a bar chart with an arrow drawn from the
Autoshape menu. First I drew the arrow on a spreadsheet then changed the color and shading. Then I highlight a series in the chart and pasted the arrow. This all works fine. Is there a way to change the color of that shape once it is in the chart? I have some VBA code that changes other characterstics such as location and formating of each data point's data label but if I try to change the color, the arrow goes away and a full bar replaces it. I know how to cycle through the data points in the series, I just don't know how to change the color of the autoshape versus the entire bar or column. Thanks. John |
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Change color of Autoshape in chart
Once you apply a custom shape to the marker or fill of a chart series, you
can't reformat it. You have to reformat the original shape, and reapply it to the point or series. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "John Michl" wrote in message oups.com... I replaced the bar shape in a bar chart with an arrow drawn from the Autoshape menu. First I drew the arrow on a spreadsheet then changed the color and shading. Then I highlight a series in the chart and pasted the arrow. This all works fine. Is there a way to change the color of that shape once it is in the chart? I have some VBA code that changes other characterstics such as location and formating of each data point's data label but if I try to change the color, the arrow goes away and a full bar replaces it. I know how to cycle through the data points in the series, I just don't know how to change the color of the autoshape versus the entire bar or column. Thanks. John |
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Change color of Autoshape in chart
Thanks, Jon. I was afraid of that. I think my workaround will be to
draw four versions of the arrow each with a different color and then use those as legend on the chart. Each will have a unique name. Then I'll recopy the appropriate version onto each data point as I activate the chart. - John On May 11, 8:34 am, "Jon Peltier" wrote: Once you apply a custom shape to the marker or fill of a chart series, you can't reformat it. You have to reformat the original shape, and reapply it to the point or series. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutionshttp://PeltierTech.com _______ "John Michl" wrote in message oups.com... I replaced the bar shape in a bar chart with an arrow drawn from the Autoshape menu. First I drew the arrow on a spreadsheet then changed the color and shading. Then I highlight a series in the chart and pasted the arrow. This all works fine. Is there a way to change the color of that shape once it is in the chart? I have some VBA code that changes other characterstics such as location and formating of each data point's data label but if I try to change the color, the arrow goes away and a full bar replaces it. I know how to cycle through the data points in the series, I just don't know how to change the color of the autoshape versus the entire bar or column. Thanks. John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Change color of Autoshape in chart
Why not make four series, and adjust the visible points based on your
condition: http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/...nalChart1.html - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com _______ "John Michl" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks, Jon. I was afraid of that. I think my workaround will be to draw four versions of the arrow each with a different color and then use those as legend on the chart. Each will have a unique name. Then I'll recopy the appropriate version onto each data point as I activate the chart. - John On May 11, 8:34 am, "Jon Peltier" wrote: Once you apply a custom shape to the marker or fill of a chart series, you can't reformat it. You have to reformat the original shape, and reapply it to the point or series. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutionshttp://PeltierTech.com _______ "John Michl" wrote in message oups.com... I replaced the bar shape in a bar chart with an arrow drawn from the Autoshape menu. First I drew the arrow on a spreadsheet then changed the color and shading. Then I highlight a series in the chart and pasted the arrow. This all works fine. Is there a way to change the color of that shape once it is in the chart? I have some VBA code that changes other characterstics such as location and formating of each data point's data label but if I try to change the color, the arrow goes away and a full bar replaces it. I know how to cycle through the data points in the series, I just don't know how to change the color of the autoshape versus the entire bar or column. Thanks. John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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