Default Chart Format

Excel 2000 uses the column chart type as the default chart format, but you can change the default to any of the other built-in chart formats (most likely you d want the XY chart type to be the default). You can also set your own chart format as the default, and thus convert the Chart Wizard from a four-step wizard to a one-step wizard, so that by simply pressing the Chart Wizard s Finish button in the Chart Wizard Step 1 of 4 dialog box, you can go directly to the completed chart. 

Use the procedure in the following box to define a custom chart format and make that the default format. The new chart format will remain in effect through all subsequent sessions of Excel. 

You can add any number of different chart formats to the list of user-defined formats and convert a chart from one format to another. 

To Make a Custom Chart Format the Default Chart Format 

Create a chart in the desired format. Usually you ll want to make the format as general as possible (do not add title, format the axis scales, etc.), although in some instances you may want to make a chart with a specific format. 

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To add the selected chart s format to the list and make it the default chart format for all subsequent charts, press the Set As Default Chart button. In either case you ll be asked to give a name to the new custom chart type. 

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