Make Excel 2000 Charts More Compelling by Adding Images to Them 

You can make charts in Excel 2000 more compelling by using images for certain types of data markers, for the chart or plot area, as a background in chart titles and data labels, as legends in 2-D and 3-D charts, or in the walls and floor in 3-D charts. For instance, you can use a picture of a house in a data marker to represent the data point for average home sales per region:

Or, put a picture that describes your business in the plot area of a chart:

Use a picture in a chart

To use a picture in a chart (except in 2-D line, scatter, or unfilled radar chart data markers--see note, below), follow these steps:

1. Click the chart item that you want to use a picture for.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color, click Fill Effects, and then click the Picture tab.
3. To specify a picture, click Select Picture.
4. In the Look in box, click the drive, folder, or Internet location that contains the picture, and then double-click the picture you want.
5. On the Picture tab, select the options you want.
   Note  To use a picture as a data marker in 2-D line, scatter, or unfilled radar charts (as illustrated in the first example in this article), select the picture on the worksheet, chart sheet, or in a picture editing program. Click Copy (Edit menu), click the data series, and then click Paste (Edit menu).