Gradient color problem in Powerpoint chart program

[Karen]

I am having a problem with my charts, when I place a one color gradient into
a bar chart (on the bars), it looks great when the chart program is selected,
but once I de-select the chart, the color skips over a little to the left,
leaving a definite white gap between the color and the lined edge of each
bar. Has anyone encountered this problem, or is this strictly a problem with
my machine?

 

[Sonia]

It sounds like you might need to update your display driver. What version of
PowerPoint are you using?

 

[Echo S]

I've had this problem, and the only real fix I know is to ungroup the chart.
(I usually make a copy of the chart, size the original to 5% using
Format/Object, and drag that off the edge of the slide in case I need to get
back to the "real" chart/data for any reason. Then I ungroup the copy.)

I know that MS is aware of this, but I don't recall that there was ever any
fix for it.