I am preparing a PowerPoint presentation and am including several charts
within the presentation. I would like to be able to include comments
inside the charts to explain changes. I have seen this done in other
presentations, but cannot find anything in the Help file to show me how
to do this. I am using PowerPoint 2000.

Thanks in advance.
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Steve Cornelius
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I would just exit the chart and add a text box to the slide. Then position
the text box over the chart wherever you want.
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"Steve Cornelius" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am preparing a PowerPoint presentation and am including several charts
> within the presentation. I would like to be able to include comments
> inside the charts to explain changes. I have seen this done in other
> presentations, but cannot find anything in the Help file to show me how
> to do this. I am using PowerPoint 2000.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Steve Cornelius
> (E-Mail Removed)

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello,

You can also add the "comments" directly within the chart.

1) While editing a chart, just click anywhere other than on a text label
2) Type some text (it appears as a new movable label in center of chart area
3) Move new label wherever you want within chart object and change
formatting as desired.

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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> You can also add the "comments" directly within the chart.
>
> 1) While editing a chart, just click anywhere other than on a text label
> 2) Type some text (it appears as a new movable label in center of chart area
> 3) Move new label wherever you want within chart object and change
> formatting as desired.


Learn a new one every day. Neat!
Now the $6.40 question (we're easily entertained, a real cheap date):
Does this appear in the OM?

>
> John Langhans
> Microsoft Corporation
> Supportability Program Manager
> Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
> Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
>
> For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
> support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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> http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
>

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[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
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Updates".]

I do PowerPoint (not Graph) <grin>

Better to ask that question in the Excel newsgroups.

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
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>
> I do PowerPoint (not Graph) <grin>
>
> Better to ask that question in the Excel newsgroups.

Where they do Excel and not Powerpoint. Yeah. ;-)

Rats. The OMs are definitely different in this case.
I suspect it's not exposed in Graph. Nuts. Neat feature though.

>
> John Langhans
> Microsoft Corporation
> Supportability Program Manager
> Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
> Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
>
> For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
> support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
> http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
>

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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