Change colors, patterns, lines, fills, and borders in charts

Use this procedure to change color, texture or style for data markers; the chart area; the plot area; gridlines, axes, and tick marks in 2-D and 3-D charts; error bars in 2-D charts; and the walls and floor in 3-D charts.

  1. In Microsoft PowerPoint, double-click the chart.
  2. Double-click the chart item you want to change.
  3. On the Patterns tab, do one or both of the following:
  4. To return to the slide, click outside the chart.

Note   Formatting applied to an axis is also applied to the tick marks on that axis. Gridlines are formatted independently of axes.