Using the Invert if Negative Option for Charts in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

If your chart has negative values, then PowerPoint uses the same fill color for negative values as as you can see in the sample chart within Figure 1, below. Fortunately, you override this nature with the Invert if Negative option that we mentioned towards the end of the Changing Fills and Outlines of Chart Elements tutorial.

Figure 1: Chart with negative values

To use the Invert if Negative option you must have a chart that has negative values, as shown in Figure 1, above. Then, follow these steps to use the Invert if Negative option in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows:

1. Select the data series in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows by clicking once on any column, or within the chart elements drop-down list. Right-click to bring up the contextual menu, as shown in Figure 2, below. Within this contextual menu, select the Format Data Series option (refer to Figure 2) again. If you do not see the Format Data Series option in the contextual menu, you may have right-clicked on another chart element. Make sure you then deselect everything in the chart, and then right-click on any series (for example, a single column within a column chart).
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   Figure 2: Format Data Series option
2. This action will bring up the Format Data Series Task Pane, as shown in Figure 3, below. Within this Task Pane, make sure that Fill & Line button is selected, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3. Within this tab, select the Invert if negative check-box, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 3.
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   Figure 3: Format Data Series Task Pane
3. Doing so will change the color fill of the negative figure column to white, as you can see in Figure 4, below.
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   Figure 4: Negative figure column

Can I Change the Negative Color to Something Other than White?

You can change the color fill of your negative figure column to something other than white. Our Changing Color for Negative Data Series within Charts in PowerPoint 2013 tutorial explains more.
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