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Below, you'll find a new YouTube video and a new article on applying branded, Accessible, and accessible colors.

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Trapping Text Boxes Inside Charts

So they copy/paste easily from Excel into Word or PowerPoint.

There's a long, hard way. And an easy, time-efficient way:

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5-min lesson

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What is Data Visualization? Tools, Tips, and Expert Best Practices

I was recently interviewed by EM360 Tech about using colors in charts. Inside, you'll learn how to choose colors that are (1) branded, (2) Big A Accessible, and (3) little a accessible.

Read article

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Related Resources

A University's Annual Report I trapped the text boxes inside the chart, as shown in this week's YouTube lesson. Read article ​

Population Projections These annotations are trapped inside the population pyramids with the techniques shown in the YouTube lesson, too. Read article

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