When you open a chart created in Release 8.3 and earlier, the chart uses the default colors available in the legacy color palette. This feature is enabled automatically for all 8.3 and earlier charts when the Legacy check box is enabled on the Choose Color Scheme dialog box. In addition, when this option is checked, all newly added charts use the default colors in the Legacy Color Palette that were used in 8.3 and earlier. When the Legacy option is unchecked, which is a default value, all newly added charts use the default colors in the Standard Color Palette. This value is saved with other application level parameters.
Note: | Legacy chart colors cannot be applied to Bubble and Scatter charts. |
To apply a legacy chart color scheme:
Select the chart, and on the short cut menu, select Properties.
The Chart Properties dialog box is displayed.
On the General tab, select Color Scheme for Data Points...
The Choose Color Scheme dialog box is displayed.
Note:
The color scheme for the legacy chart palette cannot be changed. To change the color scheme, select “Custom” instead of Legacy.
If you modify the chart (for example, you perform a drill down, or change the chart type), the colors used are the default color sets depending on the Legacy option. For example, if the check box is not checked, the new default colors are used, otherwise, the old default colors (pre 8.4) are used.
In the example below, the bar chart uses the default colors from the legacy color scheme:
