Powerpoint Odd's and End's
Displaying Spreadsheet Data in Chart Format
What you'll need for this exercise...
- Powerpoint Presentation
- Excel / Spreadsheet Data
- Open Powerpoint
- Save the presentation to your desktop as chart.ppt
- Select a Design Template and Color Scheme
- Insert a new slide and select a layout that allows you embed multimedia.
- Select the the middle icon on the top row multimedia insert box. You should now see a chart and a datasheet that contains the chart values. By default you will see a vertical bar chart
- Enter Data in the Datasheet
To use a different format for the chart
- Duplicate the chart slide you just created (copy & paste)
- Select the new slide and double click on the chart so that you see a zebra-stripe background around the border
- Right-click in the chart area and select chart type. You will have multiple options for different types of charts. Select one and repeat steps 1 and two so that you have three different chart types on slides 1, 2, and 3
Note: By right-clicking on a selected chart you can select chart options where you can tweak presentation options for the chart
