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SmartArt is a diagramming component first introduced within PowerPoint 2007 for Windows, and now available on most platforms where PowerPoint is available including Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, etc. Among other niceties, SmartArt allows you to replace boring bullet points with info-graphic content using text within shapes.
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Tutorial Code: 11 01 04
Previous: 11 01 03 Convert SmartArt Graphics to Text in PowerPoint
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The chart templates you save within PowerPoint are saved into a default folder location which you do not have to worry about, as far as you are using those templates on the same computer where they are saved.
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Where are Chart Templates Saved in PowerPoint 2013
Where are Chart Templates Saved in PowerPoint 2010
Where are Chart Templates Saved in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 10 13 02
Previous: 10 13 01 Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint
Next: 10 14 01 Chart Types in PowerPoint
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Tagged as: 10-13, Chart Templates, Charts and Graphs, PowerPoint Tutorials
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You can tweak your chart in PowerPoint as much as you want so that the resulting chart follows your specifications. Once you met a standard that you may want to replicate often, PowerPoint makes it easy to save the chart you create as a template.
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Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2013
Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2010
Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 10 13 01
Previous: 10 12 06 Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 13 02 Where are Chart Templates Saved in PowerPoint
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Even though charts are a visual medium, they still contain plenty of text in the form of data labels, titles, legend, axis labels, etc. Whenever you insert a new chart (or any other slide element), the default colors and fonts used are based on the active Theme of the presentation.
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Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2013
Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2010
Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2007
Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003
Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 10 12 06
Previous: 10 12 05 Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint
Next: 10 13 01 Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint
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Your PowerPoint charts can look better if they are spaced apart well. You can increase the gap width so that there is enough space between the categories. Also, you can adjust the space between the individual data series within a category.
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Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint 2013
Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 10 12 05
Previous: 10 12 04 Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 12 06 Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint
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