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RKraus - 02 Aug 2006 16:27 GMT

I use PowerPoint 2003 and I am working on a serious of slides that all
contain a graph. Several of the graphs have the (X) Catagory axis with
labels; in this case it is a listing of 25 countries. My problem is that
when it prints out, the text for this axis is distorted. I am using the font
"Arial Narrow" (but have tried so many with the same results) at a size 5. I
have the "Auto Scale" option checked. My alignment is set to 60 degrees and
the Offset is set to 100.

The distortion is something that I just can't seem to get straightened out.
I have tried various fonts; various sizes, Auto Scale and no Auto Scale. I
have tried different Alignments from 90 to 30 and I just can't get this to
straighten out.

Has anyone else ever had this happen to them and how did you end up fixing it?

I can send someone a copy of the graph that will maybe help explain it
better.

Thank you for any help or advice

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Echo S - 02 Aug 2006 19:42 GMT

I would turn off the autoscale, set the chart to 100%, and then resize it
while activated. See 2 and 3 at http://www.echosvoice.com/charts.htm for a
better explanation. Updating video drivers and print drivers probably
wouldn't hurt.

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>I use PowerPoint 2003 and I am working on a serious of slides that all
> contain a graph. Several of the graphs have the (X) Catagory axis with
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> Thank you for any help or advice

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Steve Rindsberg - 02 Aug 2006 20:00 GMT

There may be other causes at work but one thing that can cause problem is
resizing the graph, particularly resizing it using one of the side/top rather
than corner handles.

If you need to resize a graph, don't just grab and size it. Instead,
doubleclick to activate it first, then grab the corner, size it to taste, then
click off it to deactivate it.

> I use PowerPoint 2003 and I am working on a serious of slides that all
> contain a graph. Several of the graphs have the (X) Catagory axis with
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>
> Thank you for any help or advice

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