XL2000: Cannot Change Fill Color for Walls or Floor on 3-D Chart

If you click the Fill Color button on the Formatting toolbar to change the fill color of the walls or floor of a three-dimensional (3-D) chart in Microsoft Excel, the fill color may not change.

This problem occurs if you paste an object onto the walls or floor of a 3-D chart.

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

1.	Right-click the walls (or floor) of the chart, and click Format Walls (or Format Floor) on the shortcut menu.
2.	On the Patterns tab, click the color you want to use under Area and then click OK.

NOTE: After changing the fill color by using this procedure, the object on the walls (or floor) is no longer visible. You must paste the object onto the walls (or floor) again.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

For more information about using a picture in a chart, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type Use a picture in a chart in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about formatting chart walls and floors, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type Change colors in charts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.