Category Archives: MS Office

How do I convert an existing PowerPoint presentation to black and white? | Powerpoint 2007

To actually convert a PowerPoint presentation to black and white, you have to change the color scheme. You can do it under Design tab and Themes section under “Colors” button. Choose “Grayscale” to change the coloring to black and white. To change images to black and white, right click on the picture, choose “Format Picture …” and under Picture choose Recolor. From there choose the coloring appropriate for you. Click “Close” if you are satisfied.

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How to change the color of markers on a graph? | Excel 2007

Right click on the data series you wish to change, choose “Format Data Series” and go under “Marker Fill” menu from the left. By default the filling is on “Automatic” which comes with the graph type selected. To change the coloring choose the option “Solid Fill” and from the selections appearing below determine the more appropriate color and transparency of it. The higher the transparency the more the markers see through.

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How to add, remove or reposition text used to label each axis? | Excel 2007

Click on the chart and go under Chart Tools and Layout tab. In Labels section click on “Axis Titles” and from the appearing menu choose which axis you wish to edit. From the next selection determine whether you wish for the title to show up or not. Also choose the placement for the title if you decide to show it on the chart. Unfortunately no live preview is shown however you get a pretty good image of the display from the little picture before every selection.

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