Changing the fill and border of chart frames
You can add a pattern or gradient fill to the chart frame of a 2D chart. 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.
You can also change the border of the chart frame and specify the border’s width and color.
To apply a pattern fill to a chart frame |  |
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Click a 2D chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame properties.
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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 on the color palette.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a color on the color palette.
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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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To apply a gradient fill to a chart frame | |
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Click a 2D chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame properties.
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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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To apply a texture fill to a chart frame | |
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Click a 2D chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame properties.
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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 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 chart frame | |
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Click a chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame 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 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 chart frame | |
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Click a chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame 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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In the Gradient settings dialog box, change any options.
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To modify the picture fill properties of a chart frame | |
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Click a chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame 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,
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To change the border of a chart frame | |
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Click a chart, and click the chart frame.
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Right-click the chart frame, and click Frame properties.
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Click the Line tab.
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Open the Style picker, and click a line style.
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You can also
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Change the border width
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Open the Width picker, and click a line width.
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Change the border color
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Open the Color picker, and click a color .
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