But be forewarned: These thumbnails are not the most detailed or accurate, as you can see below, so be detailed when naming them. In this example, I used a Mac, but functionality on the PC is essentially the same except that the Change Chart Type dialog includes thumbnail images of your saved templates. If you have a deck with dozens of similar charts, you can easily see the time savings Chart Templates can provide. To apply this saved style to the 2017 chart, all you need to do is select the target chart, select from the Chart Design tab, Change Chart Type: Templates: Athletes_BarChart.crtx. crtx somewhere more convenient, you must save it in this default folder in order for this all to work. Note that as tempted as you might be to save this. Once we’re happy with all of our manual formatting and design edits, we’ll select the chart and right-click which gives us an option to “Save as Template” which we’ll do and name AthletesHighestPaid_Bar.crtx. Now let’s customize the design on the 2018 chart including changes to the chart type (from columns to bars), colors, fonts, tick marks, grid lines, even custom numbering format for the axis and physical placement of the chart title. We’ll start with data sets for the highest paid athletes in 20 and a default chart style (click the images below for a closer look). So, let’s dive into the mysterious world of Chart Templates and.
There is, however, a method to save and paste design formatting from one chart to another. PowerPoint’s Format Painter can save you endless hours with shapes and text boxes, but it doesn’t work on charts.
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