Changing the fill and border of 3D chart walls
You can apply a pattern or gradient fill to a 3D chart wall. A pattern fill consists of two colors arranged to form a design. A gradient fill creates smooth transitions between two colors by gradually changing their transparency as it progresses from one color to another.
You can also apply a texture or picture fill to a 3D chart wall. Quattro Pro provides a selection of texture and picture fills that you can use.
Gradient fill and picture fill properties can be changed. For example, you can choose from three different gradient types: linear, circular, and rectangular. Each gradient type creates a unique transition between the two colors.
You can also change the border of the 3D chart wall, by specifying the border’s width and color.
To apply a pattern fill to a 3D chart wall |  |
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Click a 3D chart, and click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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.
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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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To apply a gradient fill to a 3D chart wall | |
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Click a 3D chart, click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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 3D chart wall | |
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Click a 3D chart, and click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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 3D chart wall | |
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Click a 3D chart, and click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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 3D chart wall | |
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Click a 3D chart, and click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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 3D chart wall | |
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Click a 3D chart, and click a chart wall.
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Right-click the selected wall, and click 3D wall 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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