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From: blache on 13 Apr 2010 13:08 I am a tech at an elementary school. The students are learning how to use Excel and have just started printing charts. When they print 2 dimensional charts, the charts come out with clear vibratn colors, when that same chart is converted in to a 3 dimensional chart, the colors become washed out to the point where you can't tell the difference between the default blue and the default purple. Does anyone know what causes this, or more importantly, how to fix it?
From: Mike Middleton on 13 Apr 2010 14:42 blache - I suggest that you "fix it" by teaching your students to _not_ use a meaningless third dimension in their two-dimensional charts. Such embellishments are commonly referred to as "chart junk." - Mike http://www.MikeMiddleton.com "blache" <blache(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:66E7A66B-75A9-4E56-A63C-86428E1FED0F(a)microsoft.com... > I am a tech at an elementary school. The students are learning how to use > Excel and have just started printing charts. When they print 2 > dimensional > charts, the charts come out with clear vibratn colors, when that same > chart > is converted in to a 3 dimensional chart, the colors become washed out to > the > point where you can't tell the difference between the default blue and the > default purple. Does anyone know what causes this, or more importantly, > how > to fix it? > >
From: Jon Peltier on 14 Apr 2010 12:10 Mike - You took the words out of my mouth. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier Peltier Technical Services, Inc. http://peltiertech.com/ On 4/13/2010 2:42 PM, Mike Middleton wrote: > blache - > > I suggest that you "fix it" by teaching your students to _not_ use a > meaningless third dimension in their two-dimensional charts. > > Such embellishments are commonly referred to as "chart junk." > > - Mike > http://www.MikeMiddleton.com > > > "blache" <blache(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:66E7A66B-75A9-4E56-A63C-86428E1FED0F(a)microsoft.com... >> I am a tech at an elementary school. The students are learning how to use >> Excel and have just started printing charts. When they print 2 >> dimensional >> charts, the charts come out with clear vibratn colors, when that same >> chart >> is converted in to a 3 dimensional chart, the colors become washed out >> to the >> point where you can't tell the difference between the default blue and >> the >> default purple. Does anyone know what causes this, or more >> importantly, how >> to fix it? >> >>
From: Bernard Liengme on 14 Apr 2010 13:26
Mine too !!!!! Down with so-called 3-D charts that are meaningless and distort the data -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "Jon Peltier" <jonNO(a)SPAMpeltiertech.com> wrote in message news:uXpuM0#2KHA.4028(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Mike - You took the words out of my mouth. > > - Jon > ------- > Jon Peltier > Peltier Technical Services, Inc. > http://peltiertech.com/ > > > On 4/13/2010 2:42 PM, Mike Middleton wrote: >> blache - >> >> I suggest that you "fix it" by teaching your students to _not_ use a >> meaningless third dimension in their two-dimensional charts. >> >> Such embellishments are commonly referred to as "chart junk." >> >> - Mike >> http://www.MikeMiddleton.com >> >> >> "blache" <blache(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:66E7A66B-75A9-4E56-A63C-86428E1FED0F(a)microsoft.com... >>> I am a tech at an elementary school. The students are learning how to >>> use >>> Excel and have just started printing charts. When they print 2 >>> dimensional >>> charts, the charts come out with clear vibratn colors, when that same >>> chart >>> is converted in to a 3 dimensional chart, the colors become washed out >>> to the >>> point where you can't tell the difference between the default blue and >>> the >>> default purple. Does anyone know what causes this, or more >>> importantly, how >>> to fix it? >>> >>> |