Comments on: Using Colors in Excel Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Wed, 23 May 2012 11:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-217576 Jon Peltier Tue, 08 May 2012 12:14:27 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-217576 John - It's perfectly logical. You need to use: .Border.ColorIndex John -

It’s perfectly logical. You need to use:

.Border.ColorIndex

]]> By: John Chuang http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-217558 John Chuang Tue, 08 May 2012 11:11:39 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-217558 Dear Excel experts: Would you so kind please teach me how to assign the line color in the xlXYScatter chart type? there are Makerforeground.colorindex and markerbackground. colorindex, But there is no line.... please help!! Dear Excel experts:

Would you so kind please teach me how to assign the line color in the xlXYScatter chart type? there are Makerforeground.colorindex and markerbackground. colorindex, But there is no line…. please help!!

]]> By: When Yellow Isn’t Really Yellow | Visual.ly Blog http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-210753 When Yellow Isn’t Really Yellow | Visual.ly Blog Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:16:59 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-210753 [...] Named colors help with communication. Remember those good old Microsoft Excel color palettes? Ever tried the line “Now, let us look at the purple bar” during a presentation?     [...] [...] Named colors help with communication. Remember those good old Microsoft Excel color palettes? Ever tried the line “Now, let us look at the purple bar” during a presentation?     [...]

]]> By: Chris http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-204869 Chris Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:44:11 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-204869 Hi Jon, I'm looking for a way to print the rgb # of a chart series to a cell. I have about 20 charts and need to ensure colors are consistent throughout all charts...but I'm fairly colorblind and don't have discretion to change the colors to something more discernible. Is there a way to do this, vba or otherwise? Hi Jon,

I’m looking for a way to print the rgb # of a chart series to a cell. I have about 20 charts and need to ensure colors are consistent throughout all charts…but I’m fairly colorblind and don’t have discretion to change the colors to something more discernible. Is there a way to do this, vba or otherwise?

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-173333 Jon Peltier Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:09:14 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-173333 Alan - Use the technique in <a href="http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/ConditionalChart1.html" title="Simple Conditional Charts" rel="nofollow">Simple Conditional Charts</a>. Your formulas are whatever you need to plot just the point in question in the second series. Alan -

Use the technique in Simple Conditional Charts. Your formulas are whatever you need to plot just the point in question in the second series.

]]> By: Alan http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/using-colors-in-excel-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-173308 Alan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:52:01 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/2008/02/20/using-colors-in-excel-charts/#comment-173308 Hello Jon............was wondering if you have ever come across a way to color a point or bar on a chart and have that color stay with the point as its source data table is sorted from low to hi or hi to low. Any input would be most appreciated !! Thanks Alan Hello Jon…………was wondering if you have ever come across a way to color a point or bar on a chart and have that color stay with the point as its source data table is sorted from low to hi or hi to low. Any input would be most appreciated !!

Thanks
Alan

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