Comments on: Magazine Quality Chart (Economist)

By: falsafay

falsafay — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:04:30 +0000

Jon:
How to create a chart like this:

http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Thanks.

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:03:05 +0000

Jay - Read my tutorial about Using Excel with Other Office Applications. It is heavily concentrated on moving charts using the image vector format of Picture (which relates to Windows Metafile). The only problem is that in Office 2007, the charts are not copied as faithfully as in 2003.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:26:22 +0000

Is there a way to make a macro or a one-click solution to paste-special a copied chart from excel into powerpoint as an enhanced Metafile? I would love to make this frequent task of mine a one-click action. I use Office 2007

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:22:25 +0000

Chrisham -

What version of Excel? Are you really selecting the chart area? Do you see “Chart Area” in the “Selected Chart Element” dropdown? It’s either on the Chart toolbar or Name Box in “Classic” Excel, or on the second and third Chart Tools ribbon tabs.

By: chrisham

chrisham — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:20:30 +0000

Jon, this may be trivial, but I am unable to select the formula bar when I select the Chart or the plot areas to add the Text Box in what would be the easiest way you recommend.

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:51:32 +0000

Steve -

I have no knowledge of what graphics package The Economist uses for its charts, but I am positive they don’t use Excel. I would assume they use Illustrator. This article shows how to make such a chart using Excel.