Microsoft KB Archive/179183

= XL98: Trendline Equation Label Uses Different Color in Custom Chart =

Article ID: 179183

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q179183



SYMPTOMS
After you apply a user-defined chart type to a chart, Microsoft Excel 98 may fail to apply the specified colors to trendline equation labels in the chart.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if 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 equation label. -and-


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



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, reapply the custom chart type to the chart. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the chart.
 * 2) On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
 * 3) Click the Custom Types tab.
 * 4) Click User-defined in the Select From box.
 * 5) Click the custom type that you created and click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: XL98 wrong colors

Keywords: kbbug kbchart KB179183

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