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Changing Box Color / Fill Style

There are a couple ways to change the color of a box, border or connection lines.  One way is to use commands on the interface ribbons, or use a local context menu.

Box Color: Selection

  1. Using the interface ribbon.  Select a box on the chart.  Go to the Home tab and click on the Fill Style button.

  1. Using the local, context menu.  Right-click on a chart box chart to launch a context menu. When the menu appears, go to Format > Fill Style.

  1. Right-click in the chart to launch a pop– up menu. When the menu appears, go to Format > Border Style. Once in the Border Style menu, click the Fill button.

Fill Style: Options

Click on a tab to display any of the following four areas.

Color: choose a standard fill color or create a custom one by clicking on Other.

Gradient: choose a gradient (gradual transition) from one color to another. 

Note:  Please note that gradient colors may not show well in some outputs such as PDF and HTML.

Pattern: choose from a menu of preloaded patterns.

Picture: choose a picture image file.  For position the Stretch option may give the best coverage.

Updated on January 17, 2023

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