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Waterfall Charts in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

Waterfall charts do portray figures and numbers, but they also tell a story over a period. These stories relate to anything from inventories to staffing and sales to profits. While older versions of PowerPoint did not support creation of waterfall charts natively, newer versions can create some amazing waterfall charts. In this tutorial, we will explore creating waterfall charts in PowerPoint 365 for Windows, and will then look at some limitations that can be overcome with a third-party PowerPoint add-in.

Create waterfall charts in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 365
Tagged as: Charting, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, Tutorials, Waterfall Charts

Waterfall Charts using think-cell add-in for PowerPoint

Creating a waterfall chart in PowerPoint without using the think-cell add-in is doable, but it can be more time-consuming and include fewer features than using think-cell, as it requires manual editing of both the data and formatting. If you are looking for a more straightforward, quicker, and efficient solution that you can reuse often, then downloading think-cell is a great solution that will help you create over 40 chart types.

Create waterfall charts using the think-cell add-in for PowerPoint.

Filed Under: PowerPoint All Versions
Tagged as: Add-in, Charting, PowerPoint All Versions, Think-cell, Tutorials, Waterfall Charts

BrightSlide, the Design Productivity Add-in for PowerPoint: Conversation with Richard Goring

    Richard Goring is a Director at BrightCarbon, a presentation and eLearning agency. He enjoys helping people create engaging content and communicate effectively using visuals, diagrams, and animated sequences that explain and reinforce the key points, which is supported by plenty of resources and tips at the BrightCarbon site.

In this interview, Richard discusses BrightCarbon’s BrightSlide, a design productivity add-in for PowerPoint.

Geetesh: Tell us more about BrightSlide, your PowerPoint add-in. Why did you decide to create this add-in?

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Filed Under: Interviews
Tagged as: Add-in, BrightCarbon, BrightSlide, Interviews, Richard Goring

Aristotle, the First Salesman

By Jerry Weissman

Mortimer Adler, the noted 20th Century professor, philosopher, and chairman of the Board of Editors at Encyclopedia Britannica, was also a scholar of the classics. In his 1983 book, How to Speak How to Listen, Mr. Adler described an invitation he received to speak at the Advertising Clubs of California:

They asked me in advance for a title. I suggested that it be “Aristotle on Salesmanship,” a title I thought would be sufficiently shocking for them. It was. No one had ever before connected the name of Aristotle with salesmanship—or with advertising, which is the adjunct of selling.

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Filed Under: Guest Posts
Tagged as: Guest Post, Jerry Weissman, Opinion

PowerPoint and Presenting News: June 18, 2024

We look at how you can add more cloud locations including multiple OneDrive locations as Places in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office, so that you can easily open from and save files to these locations. We also look again at differences between Google Slides and PowerPoint for the Web. You can then decide which of these options work best for you.

iPad users can learn how to work with files saved on your Apple iCloud within PowerPoint. Plus, we look at a new beta feature that adds Dropbox support to PowerPoint 365 for Windows. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

Filed Under: Ezine
Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint