Philip,
It seems to me that powerpoint will make the object white on a white
background and black on a black background.
Perhaps it's easier to turn off the "invert if neg" option. And click the
object once to select that series, then double click it again to edit *just
that object*. Then you can color it what color you like!
Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp
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