Default settings for charts

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Rich Weil

Hello,

Is there a way to change the default setting for charts? I see "New charts
take on PPT font" under the Edit tab of Options, but I'd like to change the
color of the axes, font color, and other settings. Running PPT 2002, Win XP
Home.

Thank you.
 
Is there a way to change the default setting for charts? I see "New charts
take on PPT font" under the Edit tab of Options, but I'd like to change the
color of the axes, font color, and other settings. Running PPT 2002, Win XP
Home.
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Assuming you mean MSGraph charts and not charts from Excel, create a new chart
and format it the way you want it. Now we'll embark on a safari into the
deepest, darkest, best-hidden part of MSGraph known to weird science.

Choose Chart, Chart Type from the main menu bar; the Chart Type dialog box
appears

In the Chart Type dialog box, click the Custom Types tab, then in the "Select
from" area, click User Defined to bring up the Add Custom Chart Type dialog
box.

In the Add Custom Chart Type dialog box, click Add and give the chart type a
name and description that make sense to you, then click OK to return to the
Chart Type dialog box.

Click "Set as default chart". Click Yes on the "Are you sure?" message box
that appears. Click OK to finish.

Your custom chart type is now the default chart.

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Thanks. It seemed to work fine. I set the fonts the color I want, the axes,
the font type, etc., and I went through to the end to set as default chart.
But then when I tried to insert a new chart it's all wrong. There's a very
large legend, the chart is very small, and it's all wrong. It seems too
complicated to explain here but it sure is buggy. I'll keep trying.

Thanks.
 
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