(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:04 am
Post subject: adding a legend to powerpoint presentation Archived from groups: microsoft>public>powerpoint (more info?)
I'm trying to add a legend to an existing presentation to distinguish
different colors.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:26 am
Post subject: RE: adding a legend to powerpoint presentation [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You didn't identify if the legend is associated with a inset chart or whether
the legend will reference colors used that are associated with a drawing.
Creating a legned for an embedded chart
- Double click on the chart to enter chart edit mode
- Right click on the chart's background,
on the pop-up menu select chart options
- select the legend tab to create or delete a legend.
Creating a general legend
This is not an automated function. if you are using three colors,then you
will need to use at least four objects to create your legend: 1) a text box
for the descriptions, and 3 colored filled symbols (rectangles or circles or
triangles, etc.)
You will to manually align the sybols with their descriptions, and then
group the legend as a single object.
Tom C
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Tom Conrad
"Sundance" wrote:
> I'm trying to add a legend to an existing presentation to distinguish
> different colors.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:25 pm
Post subject: Re: adding a legend to powerpoint presentation [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Good stuff, Tom.
And don't forget that you could always create a nonsense chart, set the data
ranges to reflect the legend names you want, let MSGraph make the chart with
legend, then ungroup the chart, delete everything BUT the legend and voila,
PPT's done the hard part for you.
In article , Tom Conrad
wrote:
> You didn't identify if the legend is associated with a inset chart or whether
> the legend will reference colors used that are associated with a drawing.
>
> Creating a legned for an embedded chart
> - Double click on the chart to enter chart edit mode
> - Right click on the chart's background,
> on the pop-up menu select chart options
> - select the legend tab to create or delete a legend.
>
> Creating a general legend
> This is not an automated function. if you are using three colors,then you
> will need to use at least four objects to create your legend: 1) a text box
> for the descriptions, and 3 colored filled symbols (rectangles or circles or
> triangles, etc.)
> You will to manually align the sybols with their descriptions, and then
> group the legend as a single object.
>
> Tom C
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:25 pm
Post subject: Re: adding a legend to powerpoint presentation [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Yep,
Forgot that technique.
TC
--
Tom Conrad
"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
>
> Good stuff, Tom.
>
> And don't forget that you could always create a nonsense chart, set the data
> ranges to reflect the legend names you want, let MSGraph make the chart with
> legend, then ungroup the chart, delete everything BUT the legend and voila,
> PPT's done the hard part for you.
>
>
> In article , Tom Conrad
> wrote:
> > You didn't identify if the legend is associated with a inset chart or whether
> > the legend will reference colors used that are associated with a drawing.
> >
> > Creating a legned for an embedded chart
> > - Double click on the chart to enter chart edit mode
> > - Right click on the chart's background,
> > on the pop-up menu select chart options
> > - select the legend tab to create or delete a legend.
> >
> > Creating a general legend
> > This is not an automated function. if you are using three colors,then you
> > will need to use at least four objects to create your legend: 1) a text box
> > for the descriptions, and 3 colored filled symbols (rectangles or circles or
> > triangles, etc.)
> > You will to manually align the sybols with their descriptions, and then
> > group the legend as a single object.
> >
> > Tom C
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================
>
>
>
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