Can I format a data series in multiple charts without doing it individually?
For example: I have a woorkbook with 50 charts, and each has the same X/Y
axes, and each chart has multiple lines for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, etc. Can
I format one data series, i.e. year 1999 in Chart A and have Excel
auto-format all other 1999 series (charts B-Z) to match it?

Hi,

The closet thing you will get without resorting to VBA code is the F4
button. Format 1999 series in one chart and then select it in another
chart and press F4. Trouble is thats still 49 selections and then repeat
that for each of the years!

Here is the start of a macro. This will turn the first data series in
all charts on the activesheet red, or what ever colour you have mapped
in colorindex 3.
Turn on the recorder whilst you format a line and see if you can insert
you code in to this example.

Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
' Macro recorded 10/7/2005 by Andy Pope
'
Dim objCht As ChartObject
'
For Each objCht In ActiveSheet.ChartObjects
With objCht.Chart
With .SeriesCollection(1)
With .Border
.ColorIndex = 3
.Weight = xlThin
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
End With
.MarkerBackgroundColorIndex = 3
.MarkerForegroundColorIndex = 3
.MarkerStyle = xlDiamond
.Smooth = False
.MarkerSize = 5
.Shadow = False
End With
End With
Next
End Sub

Cheers
Andy

colleen91076 wrote:
> Can I format a data series in multiple charts without doing it individually?
> For example: I have a woorkbook with 50 charts, and each has the same X/Y
> axes, and each chart has multiple lines for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, etc. Can
> I format one data series, i.e. year 1999 in Chart A and have Excel
> auto-format all other 1999 series (charts B-Z) to match it?

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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info