PowerPoint Graphs stretching when inserting

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Zak Hussain - 31 Aug 2006 11:24 GMT

Hi,

Im having problems within PowerPoint - once I've inserted in a graph the
fonts are almost stretching - just doesnt look right? I've even tried to copy
another graph into a new slide set - still does the same thing.

Can anyone advise?

Thanks in advance.
Zak

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Echo S - 31 Aug 2006 16:51 GMT

Do you have a widescreen display? If so, update your video drivers.

See also http://www.echosvoice.com/charts.htm (but based on your
description, I'm betting it's the wide display issue).

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> Hi,
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> Thanks in advance.
> Zak

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Steve Rindsberg - 31 Aug 2006 19:29 GMT

> Hi,
>
> Im having problems within PowerPoint - once I've inserted in a graph the
> fonts are almost stretching - just doesnt look right? I've even tried to copy
> another graph into a new slide set - still does the same thing.

This is usually the result of resizing an MSGraph chart by dragging on its
corners without activating it first.

Try this:

Start a new slide, insert a chart onto it. Doubleclick the chart to activate it
and THEN drag the corner/edges to change its size. That should work reasonably
well.

For your existing charts, try rightclick, format and on the size tab, click
Reset. Then activate the chart and resize.

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