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yurble_vn
11-29-2007, 08:37 AM
Hi All,

I noted that in Microsoft chart (excel or powerpoint) when coloring chart with fill effect:

There are an option for transparency
But it is disable
How can I use this option?

Please help

John Wilson
11-29-2007, 01:48 PM
In chart edit mode set the fill to none (you can't set transparency here)
When you return to slide edit mode> Right click > format object, now you can set transparency

yurble_vn
11-29-2007, 08:51 PM
Thanks John

But I did not intend to fill all chart,

I just intend to fill the bar in the chart, and set it transparency

thanks and regards

John Wilson
11-30-2007, 10:11 AM
AFAIK the only way to that is to ungroup the chart.

yurble_vn
11-30-2007, 10:25 AM
But what I experience is quite interested.

I use Powerpoint 2007 at home to draw the 3D chart, then set the bar color to 50% transparency (Powerpoint 2007 have that option). Then, I save the powerpoint into Powerpoint 2003 file.

And when I re-open the file in 2003, the chart is still 50% transparency. But again, I can not change it

yurble_vn
11-30-2007, 10:56 AM
Please find attachment for more details.

As below text, you can see the transparency can be adjust to 72%. And actually the chart bar is transparency.(see attachment)

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4253/73686745ho3.jpg

TonyJollans
12-01-2007, 09:45 AM
(replied in excel forum) but for the record here - it can't be done in 2003 and you have found a loophole.