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	Excel 2000		Creating Charts		Changing chart elements Chart title and axis title Data series and data values Adding text Tick marks and gridlines Legend Chart floor, walls, plot area, and chart area Setting your modified chart as the default chart type

Chart floor, walls, plot area, and chart area

To open the formatting dialog box for a chart element, double-click that chart element. When selecting elements, you can press the keys to move the selection handles from one major chart element to another, or the keys to toggle through chart sub-elements.

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Chart Area

Chart Floor

Walls

Plot Area

To change area color or border style: double-click the area, click the Patterns tab, and choose border and color options from the dialog box. Click OK.

To change font attributes: double-click the Chart Area, click the Font tab, and change the font attributes. Click OK. These changes will be applied to the entire chart.