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FeatureCreate with Preference ManagerCreate with Customised Content
Create for Excel:
Preference manager wizard to self-customiseYesOn request
Library store for templates such as custom databooks and XL modelsYes, Authors can addYes
Built in custom colour paletteYesYes
Superfast table formatsBasic SetUnlimited
Update tables and charts from Excel source data singularly or in a whole presentationYesYes
Apply custom formats to any native Excel chartYesYes
Automatically size, send and link charts and tables from Excel to PowerPointYesYes
Quick Send to PowerPoint (one button to send and link selected Excel chart, table or text)YesYes
Quick Send to Word (one button to send and link selected Excel chart, table or text)NoYes
Create advanced custom charts:
• WaterfallYesYes
• Price VolumeYesYes
• MarimekkoYesYes
• BubbleYesYes
• GanttYesYes
• Stacked ClusterYesYes
• Line/Column ComboYesYes
Change chart typeYesYes
CAGR, labels and other charting tools:
• Match plot areaYesYes
• Calculate & draw CAGR lineYesYes
• Calculate & draw average line or average areaYesYes
• Add shaded forecast periodYesYes
• Split axisYesYes
• Add comment*Yes*Yes*
• ForcastYesYes
• Second AxisYesYes
• Make Line SeriesYesYes
Add linked text box pie labelsYesYes
Create Undo - Undo previous Create actionsYesYes
Multiply and Divide functionalityYesYes
PDF - Save workbook as a PDFYesYes
Label tools:
• Add Data LablesYesYes
• Remove Data LabelsYesYes
• Add linked text box pie labelsYesYes
• Set Axis Date LabelsYesYes
• Add Chart comment linked to data cellYesYes
Workbook tools:
• Add CAGR calculation from selected XL rangeYesYes
• Multiply and Divide cell value/sYesYes
• Add Footnote to Text/ChartYesYes
• Apply company approved number formatNoYes
• Save workbook as a PDF; Remove all confidential document properties and metadataYesYes
Resize selected chart to fit placeholder in PowerPointYesYes
Create Undo - Undo previous Create actionsYesYes
Create for PowerPoint:
Preference manager wizard to self-customiseYesOn request
Built-in company templates Yes, Authors can addYes
Brand Checker (e.g. non-standard colours or fonts, highlighted text, double spaces, square brackets)YesYes
Company info updateable (Office addresses and contact numbers linked to user defaults)NoYes
Disclaimers from library (short and long) with updateable content, linked to user defaults NoYes
Company Author-defined "updateable content" e.g. text, image, chart or tableNoYes
Slide layout library - custom per Presentation TemplateNoYes
Shared content library - custom per Presentation TemplateNoYes
Change spellcheck languageYesYes
Page numbers for Facing Pages (whole presentation)YesYes
Switch to Alternative Brand / New BrandYesYes
Toggle draft stamp on/offYesYes
Select objects - change all attributes: by shape, colour or line styleYesYes
Make objects - same height, width or apply all properties of a selected objectYesYes
Package a copy of the selected presentation together, with all linked source data into a custom zipYesYes
View XL data source links for charts, text and tablesYesYes
Change selected Excel charts or tables to new workbookYesYes
Remove all confidential document properties and PDFYesYes
Formatting tools:
• Format PPT chartYesYes
• Format table in PowerPoint including bullets, numbers and textLimitedUnlimited
• Sort table (alphabetical or numerical)YesYes
Add section dividersYesYes
Add appendix dividersNoYes
Automatic table of contents or agenda - 5 ways (from Dividers, Page Titles, Repeating, 1 or 2 col, etc)LimitedUnlimited
Autotext menu of user-defined text shapesNoYes
Quick slides (e.g. 1 up, 2 up, 4 up)YesYes
Calendar toolNoYes
Insert picture (from file or clipboard)YesYes
Insert map markerYesYes
AutoText - Add common slide elements such as Title, Subtitle and Source to the slideYesYes
Change Layout of a certain slideYesYes
Add Section Tracker (single section, or all sections with active section highlighted) YesYes
Create for Word:
Preference manager wizard to self-customiseNoOn request
Customised, built-in document templateNoYes
Built in custom colour paletteNoYes
Superfast table formatsNoYes
Apply smart formats to any native Excel chartNoYes
Automatically size, send and link charts and tables from Excel to WordNoYes
Update tables and charts from Excel source data singularly or in a whole documentNoYes
• Create custom style and borders task panesNoYes
• Text and object-content libraryNoYes
• Exhibits library (layout placeholders for 1 object, 2, 4 etc.)NoYes
• Layout placeholder for a chart, table or picture NoYes
• Insert Portrait/Landscape orientationNoYes
• Table of contents editorNoYes
• Package a copy of a selected document, together with all linked source data into a custom zipNoYes
• Toggle letterhead on/offNoYes
• Toggle draft stamp on/offNoYes
Shape libraryNoYes
Symbol libraryNo Yes
Shared content libraryNo Yes
Toggle letterhead on/off (for printed on pre-printed stationery)NoYes
Cloud and other shared features (Excel, PowerPoint):
Synchronise content changes Manual Automatic**
Cloud storageNoYes
Editable content shapes, text, layouts NoYes
AuthoringAll users Nominated

*This feature is only available in Office 2016

**Office 365 only

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