Default settings for PowerPoint Graph

[Oz Springs]

I have set a new default graph for a template, but all it does is set it to
a column graph with the colours pre-set in Preferences and in the slide
background colours in PowerPoint itself.

Is it possible to set the grid colours and weight and also the font size? I
want the font to be 18 pt plain, but the auto settings make it bold. The
grid is coloured black and I want them to be an off-white shade.

I have set the chart I want as a user-defined chart, but I¹d prefer to have
all the settings with the default chart.

The template is to be used by people who don¹t know PowerPoint very well and
not enough time to learn or fiddle with the settings.

Thanks for any help




Oz

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have set a new default graph for a template,

But you can't do that in PowerPoint. You can create custom graphs and set one
of them as a default, BUT:

- The custom graphs are only accessible on that computer
- The default applies to PowerPoint itself, as a whole, not to specific
templates

In other words, you should be able to do what you want *for your computer* but
you can't make it happen on other computers, or if you can do it, it'll take
LOTS of tapdancing.

Consider this instead:

Include a sample slide with an already-formatted graph in your presentation
when you save it as a template file.

When users create a new file based on that template, it'll carry the
already-made slides along with it; they can copy the graph slide and modify
the data to suit their needs.

Yup. It isn't the answer you wanted to hear. It isn't the one I like to give,
either, but it's the best we have.

but all it does is set it to
a column graph with the colours pre-set in Preferences and in the slide
background colours in PowerPoint itself.

Is it possible to set the grid colours and weight and also the font size? I
want the font to be 18 pt plain, but the auto settings make it bold. The
grid is coloured black and I want them to be an off-white shade.

I have set the chart I want as a user-defined chart, but I¹d prefer to have
all the settings with the default chart.

The template is to be used by people who don¹t know PowerPoint very well and
not enough time to learn or fiddle with the settings.

Thanks for any help

Oz

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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Oz Springs]

HI Steve

Thank you very much for your help. It just confirms what I have done - which
is to have a few sample graphs in the template.

Maybe this is something for the next upgrade to PowerPoint??

If so, it should be a cross-platform feature.

Just off to rewrite my instructions on default graphs in my template...
(though I don¹t think the users will take a blind bit of notice. Everything
*should* be ready-made)

Kind regards



Oz

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thank you very much for your help. It just confirms what I have done - which

is to have a few sample graphs in the template.

Maybe this is something for the next upgrade to PowerPoint??

If so, it should be a cross-platform feature.

Amen to that.

Here's where you can post the request where MS will hear it:

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

There and of course the Help menu on your copy of PPT Mac.

Just off to rewrite my instructions on default graphs in my template...
(though I don¹t think the users will take a blind bit of notice. Everything
*should* be ready-made)

Kind regards

Oz

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PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

I wonder if it might be appropriate to use a VBA macro to add the custom
graph types to the user-defined graphs. I suppose you would need to first
check to see if the custom types are already there, then add them if they
are not.

-Jim

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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Thank you very much for your help. It just confirms what I have done - which
is to have a few sample graphs in the template.

Maybe this is something for the next upgrade to PowerPoint??

If so, it should be a cross-platform feature.

Amen to that.

Here's where you can post the request where MS will hear it:

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

There and of course the Help menu on your copy of PPT Mac.

Just off to rewrite my instructions on default graphs in my template...
(though I don¹t think the users will take a blind bit of notice. Everything
*should* be ready-made)

Kind regards

Oz

================================================
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Steve Rindsberg]

I wonder if it might be appropriate to use a VBA macro to add the custom

graph types to the user-defined graphs. I suppose you would need to first
check to see if the custom types are already there, then add them if they
are not.

Go for it! If you need any help with MSGraph, I can give you Brian's number so he
can tell you "You should be using Excel instead". ,-)

I'm fairly sure I came across a method for adding an existing chart to the
user-defined ones. Best bet when exploring this stuff is to use your copy of VPC
and the Windows version of VBA.

-Jim

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Steve,

Actually, in Google I found some previous postings from you with code
samples to add custom graphs to the user-defined section. I was trying
to give you a lead-in so that you could toot your horn a little ;-)

You are so shy!

-Jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Steve,

Actually, in Google I found some previous postings from you with code
samples to add custom graphs to the user-defined section. I was trying
to give you a lead-in so that you could toot your horn a little ;-)

You are so shy!

Absentminded would be more accurate. Code to do this? Really? ME??
Kewl.




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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Here's a thread you were involved in dealing with this topic:

<http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#f37f84c2e640eac2>

-Jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Aha. I tossed in a bit of PPT speedup but Andy Pope was the brains of the outfit. <g>

I've taken the code in the thread and simplified it a bit to illustrate just the point
in question, added it to the FAQ here:

Programmatically add an MSGraph chart as a user-defined custom graph type
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00672.htm

Thanks for the reference; that did the job for me.

Here's a thread you were involved in dealing with this topic:

<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.powerpoint/browse_thread/thread/
61ffe3eaa9231d92/f37f84c2e640eac2?q=user+defined+graph+vba&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3Duser+
defined+graph+vba%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#f37f84c2e640eac2>

-Jim

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