PowerPoint has a wealth of new graphics, layout, and animation features to liven up your deck. We’ll focus on how to add tables, charts, graphics, ... Select a 3D column chart.

Removing data from a chart in PowerPoint 2010 is similar to creating one. You choose to edit the chart and the familiar Microsoft Excel window pops up, enabling you to remove columns, rows and cells.

Launch PowerPoint and create a blank presentation. Go to the Charts menu and add a Stacked Bar Chart. Edit the Chart data in Excel with Start time, End time, and total duration.

PowerPoint will let you animate chart elements, but the option's not easy to find. If you don't know about it, you might not even go looking for it.