Use pattern as fill color

Thanks for this detail and callout for accessibility, @Tom F !

I second Tom. Pattern fill would be useful for me for accessibility purposes as a lot of people in my industry is color blind. Other than that, it would also work if you were making a black and white copy.

@YoungK2 Great feedback! Thanks for this comment, noted!

I am using crosshatching to show overlapping areas of interest.  For example, I am using a color coded left slash to show where a department is responsible for large portions of a process.  Within that, I’m using a right slash to show the name of the person in the department that has specific responsibility for a specific task.  When overlayed the chart will show who covers what areas, what areas are not covered, and whether a person or department is over- or under-utilized.

I hope fill pattern feature is in the works, since it was brought up by community over 2 yrs ago? I just stumbled across this thread because i needed to use simple hatch fill for my shapes.  

Hi ​@ritagrig, thank you for letting us know that this would be valuable for you.

Your comment, along with your upvote, are the perfect methods for showing your support for this feature. While I don’t have an update to provide at this time, our product teams continue to review feedback with in threads just like these in this section of the community while they research new features and product enhancements! Thank you for being part of this feedback process!