Highlight negative values in a chart by using the Invert if Negative option in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows
OS: Windows XP and higher
In an ideal world, we would like to have charts that had all positive values -- but sometimes growth rates may plummet and you might end up seeing negative values in your charts, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Chart with negative figures
Now by default, PowerPoint uses the same color fills for negative values in any chart (again, see Figure 1 above) -- although you can override that with a convenient Invert if Negative option that we explored towards the end of the Changing Fills and Outlines of Charts tutorial. In this tutorial, we'll cover everything right from scratch all over again -- so feel free to continue reading this page for now.
See Also:
Using the Invert if Negative Option within Charts in
PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Charts in PowerPoint, Using the Invert if Negative
Option in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Charts in PowerPoint, Using the Invert if Negative Option in
PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 for Windows
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