Adding fills to text boxes
Quattro Pro lets you apply different fill styles, such as a pattern or gradient, to text boxes in a 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 text 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 text box |  |
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
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Click the Box 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 fill only to a text box that has a border.
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To apply a gradient fill to a text box | |
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
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Click the Box 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 fill only to a text box that has a border.
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
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Click the Box 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 fill only to a text 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 text box | |
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
Text properties. |
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Click the Box 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 fill only to a text 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 text box | |
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
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Click the Box 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 text box | |
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Click a chart.
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Select the text.
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Click Chart
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Click the Box 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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