controlling colors in a pie chart

Hello jptu,

First of all, I have never seen pie or bar charts native to Access.
I am not saying it can't be done, but I would export my data to Excel and use the charting that is native to that app.

But if I HAD to do it in Access, I can't think of a way to make a Pie, but if I were going to create a bar chart, I would design a Report with a Frame fraBackDrop (for background contrast)
with a Width = 6"
with a BackColor = Grey

Then put 3 textboxes on it.
txtFirst, txtSecond, and txtThird and place them on the Frame in the configuration that you would like them to appear on the Report.

Then in the Report's Open code I would test the value that you want each textbox to represent, and change their Width and BackColor properties accordingly.

This was a cool one to think through!  Thanks,
Mac

I can't do nothing but give u a starting point. Assumig u r using A2K and that u name your pie chart PieChart, u could add code like the following in the Updated event of PieChart, after adding a reference to "Microsoft Graph 9.0 Object Library":

Dim g As Graph.Chart
Set g = Me.PieChart.Object
Stop

From this point on you'll have to experiment. I did try to and had to quit, but I'm sure this is the right track ...

Also, maybe asking in the Microsoft Office Topic Area(https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qList.jsp?ta=msoffice) might help too ...

HTH/EQTA
T.S.U. Mario Osorio
Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela

TheNextStep- thank you!  It works beautifully.

-jptu