You can add in any state, or even specific zip codes, and you’ll highlight the areas on the PowerPoint map. Things get interesting here, because you can type places into the Excel, like Massachusetts and Florida, for instance, put a value next to them, and then PowerPoint generates a US map highlighting those two states with a color heatmap based on the numbers you put in the Excel. You get a map template and an Excel sheet. Half-way down the list, buried in the bars, lines, and radar charts, you find PowerPoint maps. Head on over to the Insert tab on the ribbon, and then Charts, on the left of center. But, as with many things Microsoft, they’re tricky to find. What’s really neat, is that Office 365 has maps for PowerPoint built-in. If you want to see PowerPoint maps in action, watch my summary video below, then keep reading for more insights, use cases, and limitations:
PowerPoint maps are great tools to tell visual stories – showing locations around the world and how they might all connect, global route maps for travel or logistics and different options, or really anything in the universe that you can show on some kind of map.
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