To create a simple chart from scratch in PowerPoint, click Insert > Chart and pick the chart you want.
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Important: Office 2010 is no longer supported. Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. Upgrade now To create a simple chart from scratch in PowerPoint, click Insert > Chart and pick the chart you want.
You can modify the chart in PowerPoint, including changes to appearance, size or position. Click the chart, then on the green Chart Tools tab, use the Design, Layout or Format tab to make changes. To add animation effects to the chart, use tools on the Animations tab.
Note: If you don't see the Chart Tools, make sure that you click anywhere inside the chart to activate it. You can change chart data in PowerPoint. Click the chart, then on the green Chart Tools tab, select the Design tab, and then click Edit Data. For more details, see Change the data in an existing chart. Top of page
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Important: Office 2007 is no longer supported. Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. Upgrade now To create a simple chart from scratch in PowerPoint, click Insert > Chart and pick the chart you want.
You create and copy the chart or graph in Office Excel 2007 and then paste it into your PowerPoint 2007 presentation. When you update the data in the linked Office Excel 2007 file, you can update the chart in PowerPoint by using the Refresh Data command. To learn more about copying and pasting Excel charts and graphs into your PowerPoint presentation, see the article Copy an Excel chart to another Office program.
Note: If you want to be able to automatically update or refresh the data in your chart or graph, you must save the Excel file before inserting the chart or graph.
Top of page Top of page You can add a data chart or graph to your presentation in one of two ways:
Note: If you open a presentation that was created in an earlier version of PowerPoint and the presentation contains a graph or chart that was created by using Microsoft Graph, PowerPoint 2007 maintains the look and feel of the graph or chart and lets you continue to update your graph or chart. Figure 2: A chart in PowerPoint that is made up of sample data from an Excel worksheet |