XL98: Trendline Equation Label Uses Different Color in Custom Chart (179183)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q179183 SYMPTOMS
After you apply a user-defined chart type to a chart, Microsoft Excel 98
may fail to apply the specified colors to trendline equation labels in the
chart.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
- You create a custom chart type for a chart based on data in a range of
cells.
-and-
- You specify a different color for each trendline equation label.
-and-
- You apply the custom chart type to a chart based on data in a range of
cells with more rows or columns than the range on which the original
chart type is based.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, reapply the custom chart type to the chart. To
do this, follow these steps:
- Select the chart.
- On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
- Click the Custom Types tab.
- Click User-defined in the Select From box.
- Click the custom type that you created and click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbchart KB179183 |
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