Color chart elements



Color chart elements

This help section shows you how to color chart elements like chart areas, graph areas, label backgrounds, data series, and data points.

No fill

If you want the chart element to have no color, select No fill. This option is not available for some chart elements like chart areas, data series, and data points.

If you want the chart element to have one consistent color, select Solid fill and then

1. Change the fill color by selecting the color you want from the Color drop-down list (1).
2. Adjust the transparency of the color by moving the Transparency slider (2) or entering a number in the numeric input field next to the slider (3). You can vary the degree of transparency from 0% (fully opaque) to 100% (fully transparent). This setting is not available for some chart elements like chart areas.

Gradient fill

If you want the chart element to have a gradual progression of two colors, select Gradient fill and then

1. Change the shading style of the gradient by selecting an option from the Shading style drop-down list (4). The available options are Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal up, Diagonal down, From corner and From center.
2. Change the start color and end color of the gradient by selecting the colors you want from the Start color and End color drop-down lists (5 & 6).