The deck for our February webinar. David Goldstein answers our most common user questions. A recording of the session can be viewed at https://youtu.be/jSKyqmZ4gTU

1. ASK AN EXPERT
RESPONDS
David Goldstein
February 2019

2. Managing Labels
Q: How do I adjust the frequency of X axis labels? Jacob

3. Managing Data
Q:It is often easier to load lengthy datasets as many rows rather than many columns
(because spreadsheets are typically built that way). Is there a way to tell the chart
software to reverse the rows and columns for how it creates series? Jeff

4. Adding Text to a Chart
Q: I am trying to create a pretty simple bar graph and I would like to include a
note about each bar. The note is in a row in an excel spreadsheet. Samantha

5. Adding Text to a Chart
Q: I am trying to create a pretty simple bar graph and I would like to include a
note about each bar. The data takes up 3 columns in an excel spreadsheet.
The note that corresponds to the data is in column C. Samantha

6. Adding a Legend
Q: I am using a Bar Mekko where I have colored each bar by geographic region
(5 regions). I'd like the legend to reflect the colors of each region. Tedd

7. Adding a Legend
Q: I am using a Bar Mekko where I have colored each bar by geographic region
(5 regions). I'd like the legend to reflect the colors of each region. Tedd

8. Company Colors & Font
Q: How can I download my company's standard palette and font into Mekko
Graphics so that my charts match the rest of my presentation? Georgiann

9. Applying Cell Colors
Q: Is there any option to link the color of the cell to the bars of the chart?
Gabriela

10. Excel Formatting
Q: If I created a chart and like the formatting I did, how do I seamlessly copy
that formatting onto another chart in Excel? Kayla

11. Next Year
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Chart Animation
Q: How do I animate a Mekko Graphics chart in PowerPoint? I use the stacked
bars to tell a story and don’t want to show the punch line too soon. Brandon
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12. Chart Animation
Q: How do I animate a Mekko Graphics chart in PowerPoint? I use the stacked
bars to tell a story and don’t want to show the punch line too soon. Brandon

13. Resources
Learn more about how to use Mekko Graphics to improve your charts. For
questions or product feedback, email me at david@mekkographics.com.
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