Have you ever seen this when you created a chart in PowerPoint? Look at the order of the items in the datasheet and in the bar chart itself. They’re the opposite of each other! If you care about the order of the data in your chart, this can be very frustrating! Fortunately, there are 2 […]
Adjust the location of the X (horizontal) chart axis in a PowerPoint chart
Sometimes, you need to fine-tune charts, because they just don’t look right. One situation I saw recently was the horizontal chart axis not appearing in the right location. I needed to create a chart from this data for a client: Systolic blood pressure -4.5 Diastolic blood pressure -3.2 Here’s what the datasheet looks like. (Did […]
How to Create a Chart-Graph in PowerPoint from Excel Data-Part III
This video (part III of a series) shows you how to bring a chart from Excel to PowerPoint while accomplishing 3 goals: Maintaining the look of the presentation Keeping the presentation file small Maintaining the security of your data View Part I: Creating the chart in PowerPoint View Part II: Using a chart that you’ve […]
Create a PowerPoint chart/graph with 2 Y-axes and 2 chart types
How do you create a chart in PowerPoint that looks like this? It has: 2 different Y-axes each with a different scale 2 different chart types–column and line I learned this feature of PowerPoint charts recently from my friend and fellow PowerPoint MVP, Echo Swinford. She is one of the top experts in the world […]
Support your statements
After deciding on the points you want to make in your upcoming presentation, you need to figure out how to support those points. For example, if your point is that your company has the largest market share in the industry, quote the research (hopefully done by a third party) that says so. This applies to […]