XL98: How to Use Custom Chart Types Created in Microsoft Excel 5.0 (184389)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q184389

SUMMARY

When you install Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, custom chart types that you have created in Excel 5.0 are not moved to Excel 98. This article contains information about using the custom chart types that you created in Excel 5.0 in Excel 98.

MORE INFORMATION

To move your custom chart types to Excel 98, follow these steps:

  1. Start Excel 98.
  2. On the File menu, click Open. Open the following folder:

    System Folder:Preferences:Excel Startup Folder (5)
  3. Click Excel Chart Autoformats (5), and then click Open.
  4. On the Chart menu, click Chart Type.
  5. Click the Custom types tab in the Chart Type dialog box.
  6. Under Select From, click User-defined.
  7. Click Add. Type the name for the custom chart type in the Name box. Type the description for the custom chart type in the Description box. Click OK to add the custom chart type.
  8. Click OK to dismiss the Chart Type dialog box.

    Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each sheet in the Excel Chart Autoformats (5) file.
The custom chart types that you created in Excel 5.0 are available for use in Excel 98.

REFERENCES

For more information about custom chart types, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

charts, types

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Custom chart types" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
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