Tip #4208 - But I Wanted to Use ClipArt!
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But
I Wanted to Use ClipArt!
While you were
investigating Friday's MS Excel tip on jazzing up your graphs, did
you try the Picture tab on the Fill Effects window?
I'm sure you noticed
that by clicking the Select Picture button, you were led straight
to the My Pictures folder found in your My Documents.
But what if you were hoping
to use a ClipArt image instead?
I suppose you
could try to navigate to the location that MS Office stores its ClipArt
files in, but you've just got to know in your heart that there's a
more efficient way. And you'd be right!
So, let's take
a look at using ClipArt to make your graphs really stand out.
Just like in Friday's
tip, after creating the graph, you'll need to select the data
display item(s) you want to change.
If you want to
make all the bars the same, simply click on one of them and they all
will be selected. If you want to change a single bar, you'll need
to click, pause and then click again to select an individual item.
With your data
item(s) selected, go to the Insert menu, Picture
submenu, ClipArt choice.
At this point,
you're on familiar ground. Search, select and insert a ClipArt image,
just like you normally would. Only this time, it will be inserted
as your graph element, which will turn this:
Into this:
Or, anything else
you can imagine.
Now, that's what
I call "eye catching!"
~ April
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