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A surface chart is useful when you want to find optimum combinations between two sets of data. As in a topographic map, colors and patterns indicate areas that are in the same range of values. Use a surface chart when both categories and data series are numeric values.
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Tutorial Code: 10 14 09
Previous: 10 14 08 Stock Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 14 10 Doughnut (Donut) Charts in PowerPoint
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While it’s easy and effective to use Morph transition effects between typical slides, curves, or even exclamation-named objects, there are many more Morph tricks to play with. Morph allows you to play with words and characters, and in this tutorial, we will explore using the Morph transition effect in PowerPoint to create animated effects using words. In a subsequent tutorial, we will explore animating on the character level.
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Using the Morph Transition with Words in PowerPoint 365
Tutorial Code: 13 10 04
Previous: 13 10 03 Using Exclamation Named Objects with Morph in PowerPoint
Next: 13 10 05 Using the Morph Transition with Characters in PowerPoint
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You can insert an audio file from your PC into your PowerPoint slide. PowerPoint 2013 even enables you to insert an audio file from online sources without any need to open your web browser. Follow these steps to insert an online audio clip into your PowerPoint presentation.
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Insert Online Audio in PowerPoint 2013
Tutorial Code: 14 09 04
Previous: 14 08 03 Sound Across Specific Slides in PowerPoint
Next: 14 10 01 Add Bookmarks for Audio Clips in PowerPoint
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While we realize that this advice is not too helpful if your boss needs those charts in the next 30 minutes, there’s no debate about the fact that creating charts a little slowly can help you create better looking specimens that your audiences can assimilate better.
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PowerPoint Chart Tips 03: Don’t Hurry With Charts!
Tutorial Code: 10 15 04
Previous: 10 15 03 PowerPoint Chart Tips 02: Plan Your Chart Type
Next: 10 15 05 PowerPoint Chart Tips 04: Inspiration is Not Afar
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While there are always going to be some people who can end up with wonderful charting results without any planning, it does not work that way for everyone. To understand this better, let’s explore an analogy. Have you seen those folks, who have the gift of the ladle? They need no clues about what they are cooking, yet they just seem to know what to do next. And they end up creating a culinary masterpiece.
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PowerPoint Chart Tips 02: Plan Your Chart Type
Tutorial Code: 10 15 03
Previous: 10 15 02 PowerPoint Chart Tips 01: Clean Charts
Next: 10 15 04 PowerPoint Chart Tips 03: Don’t Hurry With Charts!
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