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Old December 4th, 2006, 03:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.setup
synthesizer_patel
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Default Changing default chart settings like background colour etc


Hi! new to the forum :-)

I do a lot of scientific graphs for presenting simple biological /
chemical data - the scientific standard for all data published in
journals is black lines and white background.

so when I have a presentation to do which requires around 15-30 charts
in it (not uncommon) - it should be a simple matter of changing the
default template to reflect this and then go ahead with my charts -
well you'd think so wouldn't you? - but can it be done ? - apparently
not.

even changing the chart colour options to black for all line/plot
colours to black - and all background colours to white - saving it then
restarting the PC didn't seem to have any effect


ps:

please don't send me to this thread:

http://www.excelbanter.com/showthread.php?t=31348

the poster was helpful - but seems to have misunderstood the question
that the guy asked- what the instuctions she gave do is change the
line/colour settings on a chart you have created BACK to the default
settings that are immutably set up within excel (i.e coloured scatter
lines and plot symbols, black gridlines, and grey background - the
exact opposite of what I need)




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Old December 4th, 2006, 07:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.setup
Gord Dibben
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Default Changing default chart settings like background colour etc

Build one chart the way you like it.

Then ChartChart TypeCustomUser DefinedAdd

You can set this as the Default Chart if you choose.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 14:07:01 +0000, synthesizer_patel
wrote:


Hi! new to the forum :-)

I do a lot of scientific graphs for presenting simple biological /
chemical data - the scientific standard for all data published in
journals is black lines and white background.

so when I have a presentation to do which requires around 15-30 charts
in it (not uncommon) - it should be a simple matter of changing the
default template to reflect this and then go ahead with my charts -
well you'd think so wouldn't you? - but can it be done ? - apparently
not.

even changing the chart colour options to black for all line/plot
colours to black - and all background colours to white - saving it then
restarting the PC didn't seem to have any effect


ps:

please don't send me to this thread:

http://www.excelbanter.com/showthread.php?t=31348

the poster was helpful - but seems to have misunderstood the question
that the guy asked- what the instuctions she gave do is change the
line/colour settings on a chart you have created BACK to the default
settings that are immutably set up within excel (i.e coloured scatter
lines and plot symbols, black gridlines, and grey background - the
exact opposite of what I need)


 




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