I am fairly new to this so please bear with me.

I have a chart based on numbers in a spread that has a grey background (The chart) but I
would like the background to be white and can not get it to change.

I right clicked on the chart and went to Format Chart Area, Patterns, Fill Effects,
Patterns and changed the background to white but the ok button is greyed out.

Am using Excel (Office) 97 SR 2

TIA

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Right click (or double click) on the gray region, which is the Plot Area.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
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whayface wrote:

>
> I am fairly new to this so please bear with me.
>
> I have a chart based on numbers in a spread that has a grey background (The chart) but I
> would like the background to be white and can not get it to change.
>
> I right clicked on the chart and went to Format Chart Area, Patterns, Fill Effects,
> Patterns and changed the background to white but the ok button is greyed out.
>
> Am using Excel (Office) 97 SR 2
>
> TIA
>
> http://members.aol.com/larrystark/
>
>

Tryed it and nothing happened of course like I said I am new to this so -------

>Right click (or double click) on the gray region, which is the Plot Area.
>
>>
>> I am fairly new to this so please bear with me.
>>
>> I have a chart based on numbers in a spread that has a grey background (The chart) but I
>> would like the background to be white and can not get it to change.
>>
>> I right clicked on the chart and went to Format Chart Area, Patterns, Fill Effects,
>> Patterns and changed the background to white but the ok button is greyed out.
>>
>> Am using Excel (Office) 97 SR 2
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> http://members.aol.com/larrystark/
>>
>>

I can't think of why this is happening. Does it happen on all charts, or
just this one? (If it's just this one, I suggest recreating it.)

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______

whayface wrote:

> Tryed it and nothing happened of course like I said I am new to this so -------
>
>
>>Right click (or double click) on the gray region, which is the Plot Area.
>>
>>
>>>I am fairly new to this so please bear with me.
>>>
>>>I have a chart based on numbers in a spread that has a grey background (The chart) but I
>>>would like the background to be white and can not get it to change.
>>>
>>>I right clicked on the chart and went to Format Chart Area, Patterns, Fill Effects,
>>>Patterns and changed the background to white but the ok button is greyed out.
>>>
>>>Am using Excel (Office) 97 SR 2
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>http://members.aol.com/larrystark/
>>>
>>>
>
>

Right-click on the grey background, and choose Format Plot Area
Do NOT click the Fill Effects button.
Just select the white colour on the Patterns tab, then click OK.


whayface wrote:
>
> I am fairly new to this so please bear with me.
>
> I have a chart based on numbers in a spread that has a grey background (The chart) but I
> would like the background to be white and can not get it to change.
>
> I right clicked on the chart and went to Format Chart Area, Patterns, Fill Effects,
> Patterns and changed the background to white but the ok button is greyed out.
>
> Am using Excel (Office) 97 SR 2


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