Change the Outline and Background Color of a Legend

To change the outline and fill color of a legend:
  1. Right-click the legend and select Legend Properties from the pop-up menu. The Legend Properties dialog box appears.
    Legend Properties dialog box
  2. To change the background color, select the Fill check box. Then click the down arrow in the fill color list box to select a color. For details about setting the color, see Using the Color List Box.
    Note: If Auto appears in the list box, then the color of the legend is the same as the color selected when the graph was created. If you select another color, you can always go back to the original color by selecting the Fill check box and selecting Auto.
  3. To change the outline color of the legend, select the Outline check box. Then use the down arrow to select an outline color.
  4. Click OK.