Presentations Glossary

Definitions and resources for terms and techniques used in the world of presentations

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Friday, April 23, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 10:18 am

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.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2013

Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint 2011

Saving Chart Templates in PowerPoint

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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Thursday, April 22, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 5:14 pm

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.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

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

Apple Mac

Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2011

Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts in PowerPoint

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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Thursday, April 22, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 4:25 pm

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.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint 2013

Apple Mac

Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint 2011

Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 10 12 05
Previous: 10 12 04 Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint
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Thursday, April 22, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 11:26 am

John Billington
John Billington is Product Manager, New Media at Copyright Clearance Center, the world’s leader in innovative copyright solutions including ReadyImages, a source of pre-cleared images for use in presentations and other corporate communications.

Here’s a list of links on Indezine.com where she has been featured:

One Picture May Be Worth A Thousand HeadachesOne Picture May Be Worth A Thousand Headaches
March 17, 2009

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Thursday, April 22, 2021, posted by Geetesh at 10:50 am

When a column chart in PowerPoint contains only one data series and several categories, then, by default the individual chart columns may use the same fill color. If your chart uses the same colored series in all of the categories, it can make your chart look dull.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint 2013

Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint 2011

Vary Colors by Point Option for Charts in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 10 12 04
Previous: 10 12 03 Changing Color for Negative Data Series of Charts in PowerPoint
Next: 10 12 05 Adjust the Chart Series Overlap in PowerPoint

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