Near the end of our presentation we have a traditional list with bullet points.…And there's nothing wrong with this list, but there's nothing right with it either.…It's in the middle of a presentation that, again, is visually rich, and then…all of a sudden there's a list, and then we're back to more interesting things.…Even here, where we have text, we at least have an illustration.…Now, you don't have to re-imagine this text in order to make it better,…what we can do is automatically re-purpose it as SmartArt.…Let's begin by selecting our points, right-click >…Convert to SmartArt, and then choose a SmartArt style.…
If you don't like what you see here,…go ahead and choose More SmartArt graphics,…and open up the entire dialogue box.…This is a process that we're…describing here, it's our commercial installation process.…It's a site inspection, site engineering, site design, permitting, and site…prep, all of the pre-installed tasks that have to be completed.…So a block process lends itself quite well to this, because…
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10/17/2013- Using Excel themes
- Formatting tables
- Highlighting data with conditional formatting
- Creating pie, column, and combination charts
- Creating PivotTables
- Pasting and linking charts and tables
- Creating SmartArt diagrams
- Animating charts, tables, and SmartArt
- Finalizing your presentation
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 2s
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Using the exercise files2m 16s
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1. Data-Driven Presentations: The Basics
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2. Formatting Excel Tables for Presentations
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Setting table options3m 53s
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Changing a table to a range2m 47s
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Dividing large numbers3m 12s
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3. Highlighting Data with Conditional Formatting
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Using data bars4m 46s
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Using icon sets4m 50s
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Editing a conditional format8m 26s
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4. Using Charts to Illustrate Data
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Choosing the right chart7m 3s
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Creating a pie chart2m 52s
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Creating a column chart4m 34s
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Creating a 100% chart3m 54s
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Creating a combination chart2m 27s
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5. Summarizing with PivotTables and PivotCharts
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Creating a PivotChart4m 59s
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6. Taking Excel to PowerPoint
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Linking data and objects8m 42s
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7. Using SmartArt in Data-Driven Presentations
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Creating a SmartArt diagram3m 37s
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8. Animating Charts and Data
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Animating charts8m 11s
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Removing animation1m 7s
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Modifying animation order1m 16s
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Animating SmartArt8m 11s
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9. Finalizing Your Presentation
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 49s
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