As we explored in our earlier Chart Gridlinesin PowerPoint 2011 for Mac tutorial, PowerPoint 2011 only shows Horizontal MajorGridlines on the chart, as shown in Figure 1, below. Yes, you can enable Vertical Gridlines too, and more importantly you can formatthese Gridlines to appear exactly as you want them to show. In this tutorial, we will look at these format options.
Figure 1: Chart showing default status of Gridlines
Figure 1: Chart showing default status of Gridlines
Both the Horizontal and Vertical Gridlines contain two sets of Gridlines: Major and Minor asexplained in our Chart Gridlines in PowerPoint2011 for Mac tutorial. By default, all Gridlines may be grey in color and possess a predefined weight (thickness). You can change their colorand weight, and also add arrow-heads to their edges. Also, you can add effects such as Shadows, Glows, andSoft Edges. Follow these steps to learn more:
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- Select the chart that you want to format the Gridlines for. If you don't have a chart,insert a chart.
- Now, select either the Chart Layout or the Format tab of theRibbon. Both of these tabs contain the Current Selectiongroup that you can see in Figure 2 towards the extreme left. Within this group, you can see the Chart Elementsselection box (highlighted in red within Figure 2). This selection box contains a list ofelements in the selected chart. Within this list, click onthe name of the Gridline that you want to format. In Figure 2 you can see the Vertical (Value) Axis Major Gridlinesoption selected. Now you can see a tick mark prefixed to this option, as shown in Figure 2 to indicate its selected status.
Figure 2: Vertical (Value) Axis Major Gridlines option selected
Below this Current Selection list is the Format Selection button, as shown highlighted inred within Figure 3. Click this button.
Figure 3: Format Selection button
Alternatively, carefully right-click (or Ctrl+click) a Gridline, from the contextual menu that appears, selectthe Format Gridlines option as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Format Gridlines option selected - Either way, you summon the Format Gridlines dialog box, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Format Gridlines dialog box
In this dialog box, the options within the sidebar help you to format the Gridlines. Let us explore each of them as marked inFigure 5, above. For more information on each of these options, refer to the tutorials linked. Even though theselinked tutorials are related to Shapes, the same techniques work with Gridlines too:A. Line
Selecting this option will bring up three tabs, Solid, Gradient, andWeight & Arrow as shown highlighted in red within Figure 5, above. With the helpof options within these tabs you can:- Change the color of the Gridlines.
- Apply Gradient fill for Gridlines.
- Change the thickness of the Gridlines and add arrow heads to them.
B. Shadow
Adds a shadow effect to the Gridlines. When you select this option, initially you will see that alloptions are greyed out except the Shadow check-box, select this check-box as shown highlighted in redwithin Figure 6 to activate all options, so that you can add a shadow to the Gridlines and format it as required.
Figure 6: Shadow options within the Format Gridlines dialog box
Learn more about the Shadow options in our Advanced Shadow Effect Options inPowerPoint 2011 for Mac tutorial.C. Glow & Soft Edges
Glow effect adds a nice halo around the selected Gridlines whereas Soft Edges effectadds an eaten-up, feathered edge to the Gridlines. Select any of the options that you can see in Figure 7,as required.
Figure 7: Glow & Soft Edges options within the Format Gridlines dialog box
Get more info on how toApply Glow Effects to Shapes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac andApply Soft-Edges to Shapes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. - Select the required options and format the Gridlines as required. In Figure 8, you can see our samplechart with formatted Gridlines, notice that we have also added arrow-heads to Gridlines (compare with the chart in Figure1).
Figure 8: Chart with formatted Gridlines - Save your presentation often.
See Also: More Gridline Options for Charts in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
When editing coauthored presentations in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, you can switch views, change the content of slides and slide notes. You can work with media, transitions, and animations. You can even work with masters.
Detecting coauthors in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
While collaborating, the status bar at the bottom-left of the window indicates how many people are collaborating and whether any collaborators have saved updates (changes) to the server. Clicking the coauthors button displays a list of coauthors. Clicking the name of a coauthor displays the presence indicator for that author.
When a new coauthor joins the collaboration, his or her name flashes briefly at the coauthor’s button and the number of authors changes.
In addition to the status bar indicators, while in Normal view, the Slides pane displays a badge to the left of the slide preview. If you click the badge, you see who else is editing that particular slide. The badge appears only on slides that were changed by a coauthor, and those changes have not yet been synchronized to your computer.
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Synchronizing your changes in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
PowerPoint’s Save feature activates the synchronization process. Any coauthor can send changes to the server and at the same time incorporate other coauthor changes as follows:
- Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar. The Save button has little arrows on it while in coauthoring mode.
- Press Command-S.
- Click the Updates Available button located at the bottom-left of the window. Choose Save or Save and Review.
You don’t have to worry about editing the same slide as another coauthor. If more than one coauthor edits the same slide, PowerPoint’s Compare Changes feature will automatically activate so you can accept or reject changes.
Ending an editing session in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
The best way to end a coauthoring session is for each coauthor to save and resolve any conflicts before closing the presentation so that no one has updates waiting. The presentation file is stored on SkyDrive or SharePoint, and of course, any coauthor can save a copy locally on his or her own computer if desired.
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If a session terminates abnormally (for example, if a network problem develops and your computer could not synchronize changes you made with the server), that’s covered, too. A small application called Upload Center runs in the background but shows itself if there’s a problem. Upload Center gives you an opportunity to try saving to the server again by clicking OK, or to cancel the attempt to synchronize your changes.