R: ggplot color theme based on old Excel plots

theme_excel {ggthemes} | R Documentation

## ggplot color theme based on old Excel plots

### Description

Theme to replicate the ugly monstrosity that was the old gray-background Excel chart. Please never use this.

### Usage

    theme_excel(base_size = 12, base_family = "", horizontal = TRUE)

### Arguments

`base_size` | base font size
`base_family` | base font family
`horizontal` | `logical`. Horizontal axis lines?

### Value

An object of class `theme`.

### Examples

    library("ggplot2")
    # Old line color
    p <- ggplot(mtcars) +
         geom_point(aes(x = wt, y = mpg, colour=factor(gear))) +
         facet_wrap(~am)
    p + theme_excel() + scale_colour_excel()

    # Old fill color palette
    ggplot(mpg, aes(x = class, fill = drv)) +
      geom_bar() +
      scale_fill_excel('fill') +
      theme_excel()

[Package ggthemes version 3.4.0 Index]