The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
- Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can produce charts with a consistent look by
creating a user-defined chart format. This article contains steps you
can follow to create a sample chart, to use that sample chart as the
basis for a user-defined chart format, and to apply that user-defined
format to a another sample chart.
MORE INFORMATION
To create a sample chart
- In a new worksheet, enter the following data:
A1: Beth B1: 95
A2: Joe B2: 90
A3: Mary B3: 85
A4: John B4: 80
- Select cells A1:B4, and press F11.
- Format the chart.
Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
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a. On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
b. In the Chart Type dialog box, Standard Types tab, click Pie, then
click OK.
c. On the Chart menu, click Chart Options.
d. On the Titles tab, click in the Chart title box and type
My User-Defined Chart
and click OK.
Microsoft Excel Versions 5.0 and 7.0
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a. On the Format Menu, click Chart Type.
b. In the Chart Type dialog box, click Pie, and then click OK.
c. On the Insert menu, click Titles.
d. In the Titles dialog box, click the Chart Title option under
Attach Text To and then click OK. Type the following:
My User-Defined Chart
and then press ENTER.
Creating a User-Defined Chart Format Based on the Sample Chart
- Switch to the chart sheet that contains the sample chart.
Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
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a. On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
b. On the Custom Type tab, click "User-defined" and click Add.
c. In the Add Custom Chart Types dialog, type the following in the
Name box:
My Custom Chart
(Optional) In the Description box, type a brief description of
the chart, and click OK.
Microsoft Excel Versions 5.0 and 7.0
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a. On the Format menu, click AutoFormat.
b. In the AutoFormat dialog box, under Formats Used, select the User
Defined option, and then click Customize. In the User-Defined
AutoFormats dialog box, click Add.
c. In the Add Custom AutoFormat dialog box, type the following name:
My Custom Chart
(Optional) In the Description box, type a brief description of
the chart, and click OK.
Applying a User-Defined Chart Format to Another Chart
- In a new worksheet, enter the following data:
A1: David B1: 95
A2: Jenny B2: 90
A3: Tom B3: 85
A4: Linda B4: 80
- Select cells A1:B4, and then press F11.
A new chart sheet should be created with a two-dimensional column
chart, and this chart sheet should be the active sheet in the
workbook.
Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
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a. On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
b. In the Custom Types tab, click User-defined.
c. In the Chart type box, click My Custom Chart, and click OK.
The chart should be formatted with the formatting of the user-
defined chart.
Microsoft Excel Versions 5.0 and 7.0
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a. On the Format menu, click AutoFormat.
b. In the AutoFormat dialog box, click User-Defined in Formats
Used.
c. In the Formats box, click My Custom Chart, and click OK.
REFERENCES
For more information about user-defined Formats, click the Search button
in Help in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or click the Answer Wizard in
Microsoft Excel version 7.0 and type:
autoformats, chart
"User's Guide," version 5.0, Chapter 16, "Working with Chart Types and
Autoformats"
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