Templates–GraphsUSBusinessGroupGeneralrules Presenter/timingBarandcolumngraphs Presenter/timingLineandcombinationgraphs Presenter/timingAreagraphs Presenter/timingPiegraphs Presenter/timingScatterplotandbubblegraphs Presenter/timing

AgendaCreategraphsusingthenativePowerPointchartsoftware,ratherthanpastinggraphsfromExcelParticipationinHarleyDavidsonconventions,1998-2002Thousandsofpeople

CAGR1998-200268%

Titleisbold,withthetimeperiodappearingafteracomma.Alwayswriteouttheyearinfull.Theoptionalsubtitleprovidesadditionalinfoonthedataandisnotbold,italics,2pointssmallerthanthetitle.Linespacingis1Axistitlesareoptionalandshouldnotbeusediftheinformationisgivenelsewhereorisself-evidentTheCAGRblockshouldbeplacedtotherightofthegraph.Fontsizeshouldbeclosetothatthegraph’sdatalabelsIngeneral,usewholenumbersunlessyouhaveaspecificreasonforincludingdecimalsWhenthedatareferstoprojectedorestimatedfigures,add“E”totheyearlabelWhenused,axistickmarksshouldbeplacedontheoutsideoftheaxisRemembertoadjustthedocumenttitletrackerwhenyoucreateanewdocument.ItshouldmatchthenameofthePowerPointfileIngeneral,includeallrelevantinformationwhilekeepingthegraphassimpleaspossibleCumulativenumberofRhodesScholars,1900-1980Harvardvs.YaleAllnumbersinthegraph(dataandaxislabels)shouldbethesamesize.TextlabelsmaybesmallerifnecessaryDonotaddunitsymbols(e.g.,$orM)totheaxislabels(exceptfor%).SettheintervalstothelargestreasonablevaluepossibleIngeneral,donotusebordersonbars,columns,piepieces,etceteraIfalegendisneeded,placeittotherightofthegraphorwithintheplotarea.DonotaddaborderandsetthefonttoroughlythesamesizeasthedatalabelsIfresizinggraphsinthemainPowerPointapplication,makesuretouseonlythecornerobjectboxes(seediagram)Makesurethatthegraphisresizedwiththesameaspectratio(vertical/horizontalproportions)Ifthetextbecomesdistorted,undoimmediately!ThesafestwaytochangethesizeorpositionofgraphelementsistodosowithinthenativegraphapplicationitselfUsethecornerobjectboxesonlywhenresizinggraphs!Itisalsoadvisabletoholddownthe<shift>keywhendoingso

Becarefulwhenresizinggraphs!Whenchoosingcolorsforadjacentgraphelements,besuretoalternatelightanddarkcolors(examplesfromthecolorpaletteshownbelow):Growthincolorbars,1990-2000MillionsofPixels134Ifyouwanttoinsertacallout,usethistypeoftextbox,nottheyellowonesusedinthisdocumentforeditorialcommentsIfagivendataelementistoosmalltofitadatalabel,placethelabeloutsideinaseparatetextboxTrytousecolorsfromthemaincolorpaletteasmuch

aspossibleSelectfromthepaletteshownbelowforboxfills,graphs,shadows,andothercolorelementsFillR-0G-52B-102AccentR-239G-196B-089Accent2R-040G-108B-026Accent3R-255G-245B-200TitleTextR-222G-029B-014ShadowR-153G-153B-153R-204G-204B-153R-073G-133B-163R-67G-67B-148Additionalcolors,ifneededR-255G-254B-243Generalrules Presenter/timingBarandcolumngraphs Presenter/timingLineandcombinationgraphs Presenter/timingAreagraphs Presenter/timingPiegraphs Presenter/timingScatterplotandbubblegraphs Presenter/timing

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Bargraph,1dataseriesTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle.

Bargraph,2dataseries.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Bargraph,12categories.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Stackedbargraph2135408454.Whennecessary,givethetotalforthecolumninaseparateboxTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

100%stackedbargraph.These“serieslines”areoptionalandcanbeturnedonandoffunder“FormatDataSeries/Options”Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Columngraph,1dataseriesCAGR1998-2002xx%.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Columngraph,2dataseries.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Columngraph,2dataseries,15categories.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Stackedcolumngraph2135408454CAGRCategoriesA-Exx%xx%xx%xx%xx%xx%.TotalTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleCAGRCategoriesA-Exx%xx%xx%xx%xx%.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

100%stackedcolumngraph

Waterfallchart,singlestep.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Waterfallchart,doublestep.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Half-sizebarandcolumngraphsSource: (a)sourceforfirstgraph;(b)sourceforsecondgraph.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Half-sizestackedcolumngraphsSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Half-sizewaterfallchartsSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxisTitleAxistitle

One-third-sizebarandcolumngraphsAxistitleAxistitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph;(c)Sourceforthirdgraph.AxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleTitle,timeperiodcSubtitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitle

One-third-sizewaterfallandstackedcolumngraphsAxistitleAxistitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph;(c)Sourceforthirdgraph.Title,timeperiodaSubtitleTitle,timeperiodcSubtitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitle

Tornadochart:back-to-backbargraphsAxistitle.CategoryACategoryBCategoryCCategoryDCategoryFAxistitleCategoryETitle,timeperiodSubtitle

Tornadochart:horizontalstackedchartAxistitle.CategoryACategoryBCategoryCCategoryDCategoryECategoryFCategoryGCategoryHTitle,timeperiodSubtitleGeneralrules Presenter/timingBarandcolumngraphs Presenter/timingLineandcombinationgraphs Presenter/timingAreagraphs Presenter/timingPiegraphs Presenter/timingScatterplotandbubblegraphs Presenter/timing

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BasiclinegraphCAGR1996-2003xx%xx%.Datapointmarkersare5pointsinsizeTitle,timeperiodSubtitle

Basiclinegraphwithdatalabels.CAGR1996-2003xx%xx%Title,timeperiodSubtitle

Multi-linegraphwithCAGR.AxistitleAxistitleCAGR1998-2002xx%xx%xx%xx%xx%Title,timeperiodSubtitle

Linegraph:dualaxis.AxistitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodSubtitle.AxistitleAxistitleAxistitle0ThebreaklinesandthezeromarkerareaddedseparatelyTitle,timeperiodSubtitleLinegraph:dualaxis(withpastedscalebreakonsecondaryaxis)

Combinationlineandcolumngraph:dual-axis.AxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitle

Half-sizelinegraphsAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitleAxistitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.

One-third-sizelinegraphsAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodcSubtitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitleTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph;(c)Sourceforthirdgraph.

Curvedlinechart(nodata).TitleofchartSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Bellcurvechart(nodata).TitleofchartSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

AgendaGeneralrules Presenter/timingBarandcolumngraphs Presenter/timingLineandcombinationgraphs Presenter/timingAreagraphs Presenter/timingPiegraphs Presenter/timingScatterplotandbubblegraphs Presenter/timing

Areagraph:datalabelsinside.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Areagraph:legendincluded.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

100%stackedareagraph.Title,timeperiodSubtitleAxistitleAxistitle

Half-sizeareaand100%stackedareagraphsAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitleClientCompetitor1Competitor2Competitor3ClientCompetitor1Competitor2Competitor3Source: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.

One-third-sizeareagraphsAxistitleTitle,timeperiodcSubtitleAxistitleTitle,timeperiodbSubtitleTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph;(c)Sourceforthirdgraph.ClientCompetitor1Competitor2Competitor3ClientCompetitor1Competitor2Competitor3ClientCompetitor1Competitor2Competitor3AxistitleAxistitleAxistitleAxistitleGeneralrules Presenter/timingBarandcolumngraphs Presenter/timingLineandcombinationgraphs Presenter/timingAreagraphs Presenter/timingPiegraphs Presenter/timingScatterplotandbubblegraphs Presenter/timing

Agenda.Title,timeperiodTotal=xxmillionOrderthepiecesfromlargesttosmallest,unlesssomeotherorderisappropriate.Ingeneral,theangleofthefirstsliceshouldbesettozerodegreesWhennecessary,placethetotalfigureinthesubtitle

Piegraph:labelsonoutside

Piegraph:labelsoninside.Title,timeperiodTotal=xxmillionThedatalabelsarepositionedinthe“center”andthenmovedasneeded

Half-sizepiegraphsTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.Title,timeperiodbSubtitleThese“l(fā)eaderlines”canbesetautomaticallyunder“ChartOptions/DataLabels”Datalabelsshouldbeeitherallinsideoralloutsidethepiepieces

Half-sizepiegraphswithseparatedpieceTitle,timeperiodaSubtitleSource: (a)Sourceforfirstgraph;(b)Sourceforsecondgraph.Title,timeperiodbSubtitleCreatepiegraphasusual,thenmoveoutselectedpiecemanually

Dual