excel fill effect patterns

[marjiep]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I have read all there is on the website and tried all suggestions but still not happy with outcomes.

Does anyone know if the is an add-in for fill patterns for 2008 version of excel like there is for the PC office 2007?

 

[CyberTaz]

The one option that's been made available to simulate the old bitmap
patterns can be downloaded from this link:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=142229

Once you have them you can insert them as though using a Picture Fill.

 

[marjiep]

Awesome that has totally solved my problem....

The issue is now changing the color of the patterns - any suggestions? I suppose i can open them up in photoshop and change their color??

 

[CyberTaz]

I believe they're all simply PNGs, so there's no reason why you can't use
them as models to create your own color combinations or create new ones of
your own design... Any decent bitmap graphics app should be fine.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[marjiep]

I thought thats what you were going to say...
Creating a pattern for every color is a pain but I suppose that is what needs to be done.
Thanks for all your help

 

[Richard_Barrett]

By playing with the scale, I was able to get just what I wanted. Thanks!

> The one option that's been made available to simulate the old bitmap
> patterns can be downloaded from this link:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=142229
>
> Once you have them you can insert them as though using a Picture Fill.
>
> --
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...

> > Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I
> > have read all there is on the website and tried all suggestions but still
> > not happy with outcomes.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the is an add-in for fill patterns for 2008 version of
> > excel like there is for the PC office 2007?

>
>