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XL2000: Trendline Equation Label Does Not Use the Specified Color

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This article was previously published under Q211728

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Symptoms

After you apply a user-defined chart type to a chart, Microsoft Excel may fail to apply the specified colors to trendline equation labels in the chart.

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Cause

This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:
�You create a custom chart type for a chart based on data in a range of cells.

-and-
�You specify a different color for each trendline label.

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�You apply the custom chart type to a chart based on data in a range of cells with more rows and/or columns than the range on which the original chart is based.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, reapply the custom chart type to the chart. To reapply the custom chart type to the chart, follow these steps:
1.Click the chart to activate it.
2.On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
3.Click the Custom Types tab.
4.Under Select from, click User-defined.
5.Click the custom type that you created and click OK.

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Status

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

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References

For more information about using custom chart types, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type save a custom chart type to apply to other charts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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Keywords: KB211728, kbpending, kbchart, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 211728
Revision : 3
Created on : 9/27/2003
Published on : 9/27/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 222