1. Improving Your productivity
10 Ways to Save Time When Making Charts

2. 1. Format Numbers
Right click on a number to quickly format all similar labels or multi-select and format all at once by choosing Chart in the ribbon.

3. Make your chart without altering your underlying data.
2. Switch Bars and Series
Make your chart without altering your underlying data.

4. 3. Charts in Excel and PowerPoint
Simplify periodic updates by linking to Excel data or creating a chart from Excel and placing it in your PowerPoint slide.

5. Use data scaling to simplify the numbers on your chart.
4. Scale Your Data
Use data scaling to simplify the numbers on your chart.

6. 5. Managing Labels
Make label changes last and use alignment, the slanted format and select all labels to save time.

7. Right click on the Y axis to quickly change the scale.
6. Axis Scaling
Right click on the Y axis to quickly change the scale.

8. 7. Pivot Tables
Use Excel functionality like Vlookup and pivot tables to save time on your next marimekko.

9. 8. Using Data Rows & Columns
Data rows and columns can make a major impact and require limited effort.

10. 9. All About Bar Gaps
Add or change bar gaps to facilitate labels or refine the look of your chart.

11. 10. Multiple Charts on a Slide
Save time by formatting your first chart and then copying it to create the second.

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