Using Plot Themes...
Plot themes provide prepackaged styles for charts and plots. Specify a plot theme to get a customized appearance. Autocompletion helps you select the appropriate theme:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/1.png)
Customize plot themes by adding “feature themes” to the base theme:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/2.png)
- See the PlotTheme documentation for lists of themes.
Interactively...
Make a chart
Make a simple 3D bar chart:
Prepare to insert options
Click before the closing bracket (]) of the input expression and type a comma in preparation for inserting chart options:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/3.png)
Open the Chart Element Schemes palette
Choose Palettes ▶ Chart Element Schemes:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/4.png)
Select the chart type
Select the type of chart you are customizing:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/5.png)
Select the chart style
Select the style of chart you want:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/6.png)
Adjust the chart appearance
Adjust the parameters of the style:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/7.png)
Insert the chart appearance option and evaluate
Click Insert Option and reevaluate the input:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/8.png)
Using Plot Themes...
Plot themes provide prepackaged styles for charts and plots. Specify a plot theme to get a customized appearance. Autocompletion helps you select the appropriate theme:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/9.png)
Customize plot themes by adding “feature themes” to the base theme:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/10.png)
- See the PlotTheme documentation for lists of themes.
Using Plot Themes...
Plot themes provide prepackaged styles for charts and plots. Specify a plot theme to get a customized appearance:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/11.png)
Customize plot themes by adding “feature themes” to the base theme:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/12.png)
- See the PlotTheme documentation for lists of themes.
Notes
Customize plot themes with explicit options:
![](Files/CustomizeCharts.en/13.png)