animated bars for powerpoint chart

[TBA]

hi all- this is a excel/powerpoint question really.
I have a very simple % bar chart with 22 vertical bars ranging in values.
I'd like to animate the bars to all 'grow' up to 100% (and some music plays)
any ideas??
thanks, Theo.

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi Theo

Add a Wipe entrance and set the direction to 'from bottom'. Then click the
down arrow next to the animation -> effect options -> chart animation and
you can control how the bars come in (all at once, one-by-one, etc).

If you need more details, please be sure to include your version in your
reply.

Lucy

 

[TBA]

thanks Lucy.
I have now got a slide with the bars at varying levels and a second slide
with all levels at 100%. this way I can use a 'wipe up' to reveal the second
slide, giving the inpression that the bars all 'grow'. problem now is speed.
I cannot have slower than 'slow' I'd like to add a 'super slow' option as it
where. The problem with using the chart animations is the chart restarts,
i.e. grows from 0 not the previous bar height...any other suggestions? cheers

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi Theo

So you want the bars to grow to a certain level, then stop, then all the
bars to grow to 100%. Is that right?

Lucy

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Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

 

[TBA]

Hi again- when we come to the slide the initial level is already there- and
varied across the bars. when the slide is advanced, all bars then grow slowly
upto 100% from their existing position.
but- your suggestion of two positions would also work. One work around i
have got is a set of white bars cutting off the upper portion of a 100% bar
to create the illusion of a slower bar. the animation then 'exit wipes' the
white boxes up (all starting at differing levels) to reveal all at 100%. but
it is a workaround. always keen to hear of better ways..thanks very much for
your help

 

[Lucy Thomson]

How about creating it as a stacked 100% bar chart then animating by Series?
Oh, and you can change the time to anything you want by typing into the
speed box on the timing tab then hitting enter.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au