Applying fills to legend boxes
You can apply a pattern or gradient fill to legend boxes. A pattern fill consists of two colors arranged to form a design. A gradient fill creates a smooth transition between two colors by gradually changing their transparency as the fill progresses from one color to another.
You can also apply a texture or picture fill to legend boxes. Quattro Pro provides a selection of texture and picture fills that you can use.
You can modify the gradient fill and picture fill settings. For example, you can choose from three different gradient types, linear, circular, or rectangular, where each gradient type creates a unique transition between the two colors.
To apply a pattern fill to a legend box |  |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Pattern
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In the Colors area, open the Foreground color picker, and click a color.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a color.
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If you want to reverse the foreground and background colors, click Reverse colors.
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Click a pattern on the pattern palette.
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You can apply a pattern fill only to a legend box that has a border.
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To apply a gradient fill to a legend box | |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Gradient
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In the Colors area, open the Foreground color picker, and click a color.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a color.
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If you want to reverse the foreground and background colors, click Reverse colors.
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Click a gradient style on the gradient palette.
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You can apply a gradient fill only to a legend box that has a border.
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To apply a texture fill to a legend box | |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Texture
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Choose a texture category from the Category list box.
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Click a texture style on the texture palette.
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You can apply a texture fill only to a legend box that has a border.
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You can apply a custom texture not included with Quattro Pro by clicking Browse and choosing a texture.
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To apply a picture fill to a legend box | |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
Legend properties. |
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Picture
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Choose a picture category from the Category list box.
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Click a picture on the picture palette.
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You can apply a picture fill only to a legend box that has a border.
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You can apply a custom picture not included with Quattro Pro by clicking Browse and choosing a picture.
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To modify the gradient fill properties of a legend box | |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
Legend properties. |
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Gradient
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Click Gradient settings.
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To edit the picture fill properties of a legend box | |
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Click a chart.
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Click Chart
Legend properties. |
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Click the Fill tab.
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Click Picture
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Click Picture settings.
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In the Picture settings dialog box, change any options.
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