Powerpoint charts

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Andy Webb

I've got a very annoying problem with charts in PowerPoint, bar charts in
particular.

The boxes in the legend are just too small.
I know you can increase them by increasing the font size
but to get them to the size I want the font has to be far too big.

Is there a way of either scaling the boxes (I'm pretty certain you can't),
or disassociating the boxes from the font size?

This is essentially a print problem, I need to use either textures or
patterns to distinguish
different bars when printed black and white. The legend boxes are just too
small to see
the different patterns.

I could of course draw the boxes separately but this creates a new problem.

Thanks
 
The boxes in the legend are just too small.
I know you can increase them by increasing the font size
but to get them to the size I want the font has to be far too big.

Is there a way of either scaling the boxes (I'm pretty certain you can't),
or disassociating the boxes from the font size?
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The only way out I can see right now is to ungroup the chart so you can change
all the component bits as drawing shapes. Problem is, once you do that, it's
no longer a chart.

If there's no other choice but ungroup, you can make a copy of the chart
(before ungrouping) and shrink it down, put it a bit off the slide so it
doesn't print but it's available in case you need to go back to the original
chart/data.


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Yes I suspect it's not doable.

Can't see the sense in having such small boxes for the legend or at the
very least they should be resizable.

Thanks

Andy
 
Can't see the sense in having such small boxes for the legend or at the
very least they should be resizable.

Thanks

Andy
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Here's where you can tell MS about it. That's the best way to start if you
want to see it in the next version:

Contact Microsoft: Use MSWish to request features, report problems, etc.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00545.htm


--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================
 
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