Changing colours on a slide presentation

[Guest]

I am updating a presentation that has 50 slides -- mostly bar graphs. On 5
of these slides, the colour scheme is different than the rest of the
presentation. I would like all the the graphs to have the same colour scheme.
When I use "Data Format Series" to change the colour, the colour I want is
not there -- it should be green. The colour I want is selected but instead of
green it's blue. In fact, the entire colour palette is different.

 

[Echo S]

You need to apply the appropriate color scheme to the slides. Someone's
applied a different color scheme, and that's generally where the graphs pick
up their colors. (Good detective work, by the way.)

After you apply the correct color scheme, you can click the Recolor option
on the Picture toolbar (View/Toolbars/Picture) to recolor it automatically
based on the new color scheme. Or use "Format Data Series" as you're used to
doing. The key is to get the right color scheme on the slide, though.

 

[Guest]

OK. How do I "apply the correct color scheme"? I don't know where to modify
the colour scheme for the second palette?

In the old days, I would just do a "copy colours from" but no such thing
exists in Powerpoint 2003. When I'm in Format Design Styles -- colour
design, I can't seem to modify any colours.


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Julie L

You need to apply the appropriate color scheme to the slides. Someone's
applied a different color scheme, and that's generally where the graphs pick
up their colors. (Good detective work, by the way.)

After you apply the correct color scheme, you can click the Recolor option
on the Picture toolbar (View/Toolbars/Picture) to recolor it automatically
based on the new color scheme. Or use "Format Data Series" as you're used to
doing. The key is to get the right color scheme on the slide, though.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am updating a presentation that has 50 slides -- mostly bar graphs. On 5
of these slides, the colour scheme is different than the rest of the
presentation. I would like all the the graphs to have the same colour scheme.
When I use "Data Format Series" to change the colour, the colour I want is
not there -- it should be green. The colour I want is selected but instead of
green it's blue. In fact, the entire colour palette is different.

 

[Echo S]

Yeah, it's hard to see. Format/Slide Design-color schemes, then at the
bottom of the task pane, hit the "edit color schemes" button. It will then
look like the old dialog you're used to.

I know, it took me awhile to find it, too. (And thanks for including
your version of PPT.)

Also see http://www.echosvoice.com/colorschemes.htm for some screenshots.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

OK. How do I "apply the correct color scheme"? I don't know where to modify
the colour scheme for the second palette?

In the old days, I would just do a "copy colours from" but no such thing
exists in Powerpoint 2003. When I'm in Format Design Styles -- colour
design, I can't seem to modify any colours.


--
Julie L

You need to apply the appropriate color scheme to the slides. Someone's
applied a different color scheme, and that's generally where the graphs pick
up their colors. (Good detective work, by the way.)

After you apply the correct color scheme, you can click the Recolor option
on the Picture toolbar (View/Toolbars/Picture) to recolor it automatically
based on the new color scheme. Or use "Format Data Series" as you're used to
doing. The key is to get the right color scheme on the slide, though.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am updating a presentation that has 50 slides -- mostly bar graphs.

On
5

of these slides, the colour scheme is different than the rest of the
presentation. I would like all the the graphs to have the same colour scheme.
When I use "Data Format Series" to change the colour, the colour I want is
not there -- it should be green. The colour I want is selected but

instead
of

green it's blue. In fact, the entire colour palette is different.