Hello,

Is there a way to change the default colours for a chart when it is inserted
into a Word document?

I can change the colours on an existing chart, but when I insert a new
graph, the colours revert to the old ones.

I have created a chart the way it needs to be, and have modified the chart
fills and line colours and have created a "user defined custom chart"
formatting style based on this. But, when I insert a new chart and apply this
style, some elements of the chart change, but the colours revert back to the
old default.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Same problem on WinXP and 2000)

Thanks,
Mark

After you have saved the chart colors as a custom chart, I believe there is
a check box to make that chart type the default.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Mark" wrote in message
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Hello,

Is there a way to change the default colours for a chart when it is
inserted
into a Word document?

I can change the colours on an existing chart, but when I insert a new
graph, the colours revert to the old ones.

I have created a chart the way it needs to be, and have modified the chart
fills and line colours and have created a "user defined custom chart"
formatting style based on this. But, when I insert a new chart and apply
this
style, some elements of the chart change, but the colours revert back to
the
old default.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Same problem on WinXP and 2000)

Thanks,
Mark

No, this makes it keep all the attributes EXCEPT the colours. The only way to
keep these colours is to copy this chart and then modify it. Inserting a new
graph reverts the colours.
There must be a way.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

After you have saved the chart colors as a custom chart, I believe there is
a check box to make that chart type the default.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mark" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Is there a way to change the default colours for a chart when it is
inserted
into a Word document?

I can change the colours on an existing chart, but when I insert a new
graph, the colours revert to the old ones.

I have created a chart the way it needs to be, and have modified the chart
fills and line colours and have created a "user defined custom chart"
formatting style based on this. But, when I insert a new chart and apply
this
style, some elements of the chart change, but the colours revert back to
the
old default.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Same problem on WinXP and 2000)

Thanks,
Mark

I'm not seeing that here. If I set a custom black-and-white chart as the
default chart, that's what I get the next time I insert a chart in a given
document, and the choice seems to stick when I create a new document as
well.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mark" wrote in message
...
No, this makes it keep all the attributes EXCEPT the colours. The only way
to
keep these colours is to copy this chart and then modify it. Inserting a
new
graph reverts the colours.
There must be a way.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

After you have saved the chart colors as a custom chart, I believe there
is
a check box to make that chart type the default.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mark" wrote in message
...
Hello,

Is there a way to change the default colours for a chart when it is
inserted
into a Word document?

I can change the colours on an existing chart, but when I insert a new
graph, the colours revert to the old ones.

I have created a chart the way it needs to be, and have modified the
chart
fills and line colours and have created a "user defined custom chart"
formatting style based on this. But, when I insert a new chart and
apply
this
style, some elements of the chart change, but the colours revert back
to
the
old default.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Same problem on WinXP and 2000)

Thanks,
Mark

But this is making a black and white chart. When I assign specific
user-defined colours, they do not hold over to the new charts.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not seeing that here. If I set a custom black-and-white chart as the
default chart, that's what I get the next time I insert a chart in a given
document, and the choice seems to stick when I create a new document as
well.

Actually, one of my charts has user-defined colors.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mark" wrote in message
...
But this is making a black and white chart. When I assign specific
user-defined colours, they do not hold over to the new charts.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not seeing that here. If I set a custom black-and-white chart as the
default chart, that's what I get the next time I insert a chart in a
given
document, and the choice seems to stick when I create a new document as
well.

Really? Do all of the colours remain? We have sound that some do, while
others revert. There seems to be no reason why this is so.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Actually, one of my charts has user-defined colors.

I haven't really had enough experience with this to be sure. I do know that
I have always found the version of MS Graph used in Word very difficult to
deal with; the Excel charting facility is reportedly better, though even it
has some bugs. All this will be better in Office 12, I believe.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mark" wrote in message
...
Really? Do all of the colours remain? We have sound that some do, while
others revert. There seems to be no reason why this is so.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Actually, one of my charts has user-defined colors.

Thanks for your responses, Suzanne. I appreciate it.

Hopefully things will improve with the new version. Office seems to be
riddled with obscure bugs that most people never come across.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I haven't really had enough experience with this to be sure. I do know that
I have always found the version of MS Graph used in Word very difficult to
deal with; the Excel charting facility is reportedly better, though even it
has some bugs. All this will be better in Office 12, I believe.