PowerPoint: Inserting Excel Grpahs

[DCCoolBreeze]

I am trying to insert a graph from Excel into powerpoint. I do not want to insert the object. I need to insert the graph as a picture. So when I copy the graph from excel and then insert it (paste special->pitcure) into a powerpoint slide, the picture is insert as grayscale. I lose the color.

How do I get the graph to be inserted in color and not have it conver to grayscale.

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi DCCoolBreeze,

I can't make this happen at all, but when you have your picture in greyscale can you get the colour back by selecting from Image Control (on the Picture Toolbar)?

Enjoy,
Tony

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[DCCoolBreeze]

no. it is on automatic. the options are automatic (selected), grayscale, black and white and watermark. There is no color option

 

[Stroppy]

It sounds a little odd, your problem, but have you tried:

Select the Picture - Format Picture (from Picture toolbar) -go to the Picture tab - Click the "Recolor" - then make colour selections.

As a last resort you could simply copy the graph and paste straight to PowerPoint. There's not much difference in the graphic.

 

[dcompto]

DCCoolBreeze,
See if this will work...
Copy the graph as usual then when you're ready to paste,
hold the SHIFT button as you click "Edit" then click "Paste Picture".

 

[DCCoolBreeze]

nope. that does not work either. Go figure...when I generate the bar graph in Excel (USING fill effects with TWO COLORS on each bar) and then saving it as it's own sheet, it copies in grayscale; however, if I save the exact same bar graph as an embedded object on the original spreadsheet...copy it and paste special->picture. It works...go figure

 

[bluedragon2]

What about copying it to a bitmap/jpeg/gif, then inserting?

If I wasn't Blue, I would just be a Dragon...

 

[DCCoolBreeze]

yah we could do that but the report is so large it takes a long time, the bitmap takes up a lot of memory and it is not quite as sharp. What is weird is it works okay on someone elses computer...