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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / January 2005Default settings for PowerPoint Graph
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 > 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 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Oz ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ 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 On 15/12/04 17:30, in article VA.00000eaa.02591a67@localhost.com, "Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote: >> I have set a new default graph for a template, > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > 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 [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ 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 All responses should be made to this newsgroup within the same thread. Thanks. About Microsoft MVPs: http://www.mvps.org/ Before posting a "new" topic please be sure to search Google Groups to see if your question has already been answered. ---------- >> 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. [quoted text clipped - 78 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > 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 > [quoted text clipped - 101 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ 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  SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs> >>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 [quoted text clipped - 133 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You are so shy! Absentminded would be more accurate. Code to do this? Really? ME?? Kewl. ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Here's a thread you were involved in dealing with this topic: <http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.powerpoint/browse_thread/th read/61ffe3eaa9231d92/f37f84c2e640eac2?q=user+defined+graph+vba&_done=%2Fgroups% 3Fq%3Duser+defined+graph+vba%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#f37f84c2e640eac2> -Jim SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs> >>Steve, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ 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 ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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