1. Chart Export Helper Demo Output
Planning Helpers

2. Purpose of this presentation
This presentation showcases the output of the Chart Export Helper Tool
It contains limited instructions on how to use Planning Helper Tools. Please visit our web-site and find detailed instructions in the (video) tutorial section.
 you can see this file’s creation in a video tutorial

3. Chart Export Helper (1) – Chart Selection
Charts selected from listbox by their name 1 3 1
<Export> for initial export to Powerpoint 2
<Update> for replacing existing charts in a PowerPoint presentation, which is currently open
Order of listbox = order of charts in PowerPoint 4 3 2
Either export every chart onto a new slide or export all charts to one slide (as a temporary container for further manual processing in PowerPoint) 4

4. Chart Export Helper (2) – Export Settings3
Picture type is ‘enhanced metafile’ 1 2 5 1
Background is transparent 2 4
Position on slide
Left 60
Top 100 3 6
Width of chart picture increased to 600 4
Unique identifier name is ‘worksheet & chart name’ (important for automatic updates) 5
Meta info on filename & version 6

5. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 1/09.01.2017 22:00:50/thors

6. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 2/09.01.2017 22:00:51/thors

7. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 3/09.01.2017 22:00:51/thors

8. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 4/09.01.2017 22:00:51/thors

9. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 6/09.01.2017 22:00:52/thors

10. /ChartExportDemoBook_15-09-30v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 5/09.01.2017 22:00:52/thors

11. Meta information on slide

12. Meta information purpose:
managing version control
assuring that the original excel file can always be found
/ChartExportDemoBook_ v2.xlsx/charts_ColorCoding/Chart 5/ :00:52/thors
Position can be visible on slide or ‘invisible’ outside of the slide

13. Export with and without background and border color

14. Enhanced metafile
No borders/background

15. Enhanced metafile
Selected option: “with custom color” for border/background
Colors of rectangle applied to chart picture
(click on rectangle to select color of border and background from a cell with colored border and background