Macros with PowerPoint 2003

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Hi all,


I am using MS PowerPoint 2003. I want to record a macro that will record me
making changes to a chart.

I have 30/40 slides set with a clustered column 3D chart and I want to
change the chart type to clustered column)

Should I be able to record a macro for this and replay it back on each
slide?

I have tried this but on running the macro it does nothing.

Any solutions to the above or an alternative appreciated to speed up the
process.

Cheers,
Sketch.
 
I am using MS PowerPoint 2003. I want to record a macro that will record me
making changes to a chart.
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Not possible in PowerPoint, unfortunately.

PowerPoint doesn't actually make charts itself; it calls on a secondary app
called MSGraph to do the deed. PowerPoint's macro recorder only picks up
actions you perform in PPT itself, and not always all of those. Once you've
activated an OLE object and are editing it in an external program (as is the
case with charts, equations and so on) PPT won't record anything.

Here are some links to example code that may help:

Automate MSGraph
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00496.htm
 
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