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<h1 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#315FC3">EXCEL - Resize Charts, Eliminate Unnecessary White Space<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Intermediate</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Have you ever found yourself</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> trying to add an Excel/G-Sheets chart to a PowerPoint
or G-Slides presentation ... only to find that there was<b> so much white space around it?
</b>Often, it makes the <b>information too small to see</b> easily.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you could just make that wasted area go away</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">, you would be able to enlarge the
chart itself, making a stronger impression.<b> Instead, every time you pull the chart out, the white space comes with it.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The good news is you
<b><i>can </i>enlarge just the chart</b>. <b>The trick is to know <i>where </i>to click and
<i>what </i>to drag.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">There are two parts to every chart:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Chart Area:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> the entire image and white space together<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">EXAMPLES below:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
<b><i>Before </i></b>and <b><i>After </i></b>Resizing the inner Plot Area<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#315FC3">How to Resize<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The ability to resize
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">a chart is fairly simple once you can
<b>find the Plot Area. </b></span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#315FC3">Click
<i>next to, but not on,</i> the data bars</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> or labels to get to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">You will know you're in the right place if you see an
<b>inner box appear</b>. This is the Plot Area. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">TIP:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> You can also hover over an area in the chart and hold it a bit to see the words
"Plot Area" appear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">When you do click
<b>inside a chart</b>, you might see the outer box which defines the Chart Area ... and an<i> inner</i> box outlining the Plot Area. You will only see the Plot Area
<b>if your cursor was in that space</b> when you clicked.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To make that inner box bigger</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> (to eliminate the white space around it), just drag
any of the squares<b> on that Plot Area line</b> to the distance you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">TIP:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Unlike other graphics,
<b>you can pull out the <i>sides</i></b><i> </i>and the chart will stay in the correct relationship, it will not become distorted. So drag in any direction as far as you want, until it is the size you prefer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The same concept</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> can be applied in Sheets to resize the plot area. Just mouse over
a corner and drag the chart larger or smaller depending on the size you'd like to display.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Replace apology with appreciation</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">How often do you begin</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> a conversation with…
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<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">It may sound polite, but it puts you in a position to fail. If what you have to say isn't important enough to share, don't do it. If it
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Instead, try this simple shift:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“I appreciate your time. Quick question.”</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">That one change</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> reframes the interaction. You’re no longer apologizing for existing.
And you’re acknowledging the other person’s value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Your language shapes the perception people have of you. C<b>onfident courtesy builds credibility</b>. Apologetic language will diminish the value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Next time you’re about to say “sorry to bother you,” pause.
<b>Replace apology with appreciation.</b> You'll feel good about it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Cheers,<br>
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