Microsoft KB Archive/178463

= XL98: Cannot Change Fill Color for Walls or Floor on 3-D Chart =

Article ID: 178463

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 Q178463





SYMPTOMS
If you click the Fill Color toolbar button to change the fill color on the walls or floor of a three-dimensional (3-D) chart in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the fill color may not change.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:


 * You create a 3-D chart.

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 * You paste object onto the walls or floor of the chart.

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 * You click the Fill Color toolbar button on the Formatting toolbar to change the fill color of the walls or floor with the object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the walls (or floor) of the chart.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Selected Walls (or Selected Floor).
 * 3) On the Patterns tab of the Format Walls (or Format Floor) dialog box, click a color under Area, and then click OK.

NOTE: After you change the fill color by using these steps, the object on the walls (or floor) no longer is visible. You must paste the object onto the walls (or floor) again.



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

