Add, change, or remove a fill from an embedded object - PowerPoint

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Add, change, or remove a fill from an embedded object

Applies to: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Double-click the embedded object (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.).
Do one of the following:

Add, change, or remove a fill from a Microsoft Excel worksheet
1. Select the cells you want to change.
2. On the Format menu, click Cells, and then click the Patterns tab.
3. Do one of the following:
  - To add or change a fill, click a color under Cell shading.
  - To remove a fill, click No Color under Cell shading.
Add, change, or remove a fill from an Excel chart
1. Select the chart area by clicking the blank area between the border of the chart and the area where the data is plotted.
2. On the Format menu, click Selected Chart Area, and then click the Patterns tab.
3. Do one of the following:
  - To add or change a fill, click a color under Area.
  - To remove a fill, click None under Area.
Add, change, or remove a fill from a Microsoft Word document
1. Click in the table or paragraph that you want to change.
2. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then click the Shading tab.
3. Do one of the following:
  - To add or change a fill, click a color under Fill.
  - To remove a fill, click No Fill under Fill.