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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Adding Texture to Chart Bars</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149798"><bookmark_value>charts; bars with textures</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>textures;on chart bars</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>inserting;textures on chart bars</bookmark_value>
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  <comment>MW changed "adding;" to "inserting;"</comment>
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  <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156136" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="3">You can add texture to the bars in a graph or chart (instead of the default colors) via bitmap graphics:</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153748" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="4">Enter edit mode by double-clicking on the chart.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149182" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="5">Click on any bar of the bar series you want to edit. All bars of this series are now selected.</paragraph>
    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id720847" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">If you want to edit only one bar, click again on that bar.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147275" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">In the context menu choose <emph>Object Properties</emph>. Then choose the <emph>Area</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146797" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Click on <emph>Bitmap</emph>. In the list box select a bitmap as a texture for the currently selected bars. Click <emph>OK</emph> to accept the setting.</paragraph>
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