Changing Colors in a Candlestick Chart in Excel 2007:-

By default, Excel uses white columns to indicate periods in which the stock price increased and black columns to indicate periods in which the stock price decreased. Although that is incredibly convenient for this monochrome book, you are likely to present your charts in color. It is easy to customize the colors in a chart.

To apply an effect to the columns, you use the Design ribbon and select, for example, Layout, Style 28. This applies a beveled effect to the up/down bars. The white up bars and the black down bars are actually two separate objects in the chart. You have to format the up bars and then the down bars. To change the color of the bars, you follow these steps.

1. On the Format ribbon, select Current Selection, Up Bars 1.

2. Select Format, Shape Fill and then select green. (In color stock charts, up periods are typically shown in green.)

3. On the Format ribbon, select Current Selection, Down Bars 1.

4. Select Format, Shape Fill and then select red. (In color stock charts, up periods are typically shown in red.)