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Adjusting chart settings

Adjust chart settings​

When a chart is selected, the Chart Design tab becomes available on the top toolbar. Use it to adjust the chart appearance and settings.

Chart Design tab

  • Chart Elements — click to show or hide individual chart elements: Chart title, Data labels, and Legend.

  • Edit Data — click to open the Chart Editor window and modify the chart data.

  • Chart designs — choose a design from the icon list to apply a preset style to the chart. Click the arrow to expand the list and see all available designs.

  • Chart type — click to change the selected chart type and style.

    When you choose Combo Charts, the Chart type window lists chart series and allows choosing the types of charts to combine and selecting data series to place on a secondary axis.

    Chart Type Combo

  • Advanced settings — click to open the Chart — Advanced Settings window. For details, see Chart advanced settings.

  • Width and Height — use these fields to set the chart dimensions manually.

  • Lock aspect ratio — enable this option to preserve the original proportions of the chart when resizing.

When a 3D chart type is selected, the 3D Rotation button also appears on the Chart Design tab:

  • X rotation — set the required value for the X-axis rotation using the keyboard or via the Left and Right arrows to the right.

  • Y rotation — set the required value for the Y-axis rotation using the keyboard or via the Up and Down arrows to the right.

  • Perspective — set the required value for depth rotation using the keyboard or via the Narrow field of view and Widen field of view arrows to the right.

  • Right Angle Axis — is used to set the right angle axis view.

  • Autoscale — check this box to autoscale the depth and height values of the chart, or uncheck this box to set the depth and height values manually.

  • Depth (% of base) — set the required depth value using the keyboard or via the arrows.

  • Height (% of base) — set the required height value using the keyboard or via the arrows.

  • Default Rotation — set the 3D parameters to their default.

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    Please note that you cannot edit each element of the chart; the settings will be applied to the chart as a whole.

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To quickly open the Chart Editor window, you can also double-click the chart on the slide.

To delete the inserted chart, left-click it and press the Delete key.

To learn how to align a chart on the slide or arrange several objects, refer to the Align and arrange objects on a slide section.