creating graphs in powerpoint step 1 open a new powerpoint document

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 1

• Open a new PowerPoint Document

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 2

• Change slide layout to match this style:

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 3

• Give page a title:

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 4

• Select the graph option in column 1

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 5

• Choose option for pie chart

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 6

• An Excel sheet will open. Fill in data as appropriate.

• Then close Excel sheet.

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 7

• To format graph, click on graph.

• In the Toolbox (on the right). Make the following changes:– Change color of graph to

gray (if printing in black and white)

– Change title of graph– Change label to “Category

Name and Percent”– For Legend, choose “None”

The following graph results:

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 8

• For a bar graph, follow similar steps.• Select the bar graph option from the Charts

menu.

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 9

• Enter data into the Excel sheet that opens.• NOTE: This time you will have to make some

change to rescale the graph and delete extra data.

Default Settings Final Format

Creating Graphs in PowerPointStep 10

• Close Excel sheet.• In the Toolbox (on the

right). Make the following changes:– Change color of graph to

gray (if printing in black and white)

– Change title of graph– For Legend and Label,

choose “None”

The following graphs results: