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Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Rotate 3D Charts

In a 3D chart, when there are columns of various heights, it’s possible that some of the taller columns hide other shorter columns placed behind them. This is especially true with 3D charts that have a Z axis. One of the ways to make the columns placed behind visible is to make the taller columns transparent. The other way to solve this issue is to rotate the 3D chart a little so that you end up with a better view where the shorter columns become clearly visible.

Learn how to rotate 3D charts in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 2013
Tagged as: Charting, Design, PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials

Concept Slides: Organic Shapes — with Brush Edges

Have you tried drawing a line or a circle with just holding a pencil or marker in your hand? If you do, you’ll end up with a shape that may not comply with the absolute geometrical standards but it still looks human, different, and sometimes a good substitute for a regular shape — just like these organic shapes. Each 8 of these shape types have 10 variants each – so you end up with 80 hand-drawn shape options! Again each of these 80 shapes have 12 brush stroke styles! Plus you get the lines and arrows in 12 brush stroke styles too. Combine all variations to end up with more than 3000 possibilities.

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Tagged as: Design, Graphics, PowerPoint, Presentation Samples

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Make 3D Columns Transparent for Charts

It’s good to avoid using 3D charts unless your chart data requires a Z-axis. Having said that, we have chosen the topic of making your 3D columns in a chart transparent. Yes, there’s a reason to do so especially when you find that some of the columns in your 3D chart may be hiding behind one or more of the other columns, just because they are not tall enough. One easy solution for this problem is to reduce the opacity of the columns in the front.

Learn how to make 3D columns transparent for charts in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Charting, Design, PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials

Haiku Deck Interface within SlideShare

We already explored how Haiku Deck now plugs right within SlideShare and allows you to create slides. In this post, we will explore the Haiku Deck interface within SlideShare, as shown in Figure 1, below.

Figure 1: The Haiku Deck interface

The interface is explained, as marked in Figure 1, above:

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Tagged as: Haiku Deck, Online Presentations, PowerPoint, SlideShare

Learn PowerPoint 2013 for Windows: Crossed Axes for Charts

In a PowerPoint column chart, Axes are typically positioned on the left and bottom of the Plot Area. However, there may be scenarios where your chart axes cross each other within the Plot Area rather than be located on its edges. Attaining such a crossed axes can be desirable due to a variety of reasons in both the Value and Category axes.

Learn how to add and alter the position of crossed axes in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Charting, Design, PowerPoint 2013, Tutorials