To make your chart more informative and readily understandable, use text labels, such as the chart title, axis titles, legend entries, data labels.
The created chart already includes the default title located over the plot area. To edit the chart Title, select the default text with the mouse and type in your own one instead. You can change the title position using the Chart Title list at the Layout tab of the Chart - Advanced Settings window. If you do not want to display the chart title, select the None option from this list.
By default, your chart also includes the Legend located to the right of the plot area. You can change the legend position, selecting the necessary option from the corresponding list at the Layout tab of the Chart - Advanced Settings window. E.g. you can place the legend above or below the plot area or hide it using the None option.
It's also possible to add Data Labels, i.e. text labels that represent exact values of data points. Open the Layout tab of the Chart - Advanced Settings window.
- Set the data labels position relative to data points choosing the necessary option from the list.
- Select the data you wish to include into your labels checking the corresponding boxes: Series Name, Category Name, Value.
- Enter a character (comma, semicolon etc.) you wish to use for separating several labels into the Data Labels Separator entry field.
Click OK to apply the settings.
Axis Titles are not displayed by default. If you wish to display the Horizontal Axis Title, select the No Overlay option from the drop-down list at the Layout tab of the Chart - Advanced Settings window. In this case, the title is displayed below the horizontal axis.
For the Vertical Axis Title, you can set its orientation selecting from the following available options:
- Rotated to display the title from bottom to top to the left of the vertical axis,
- Horizontal to display the title horizontally to the left of the vertical axis.
Once you add an axis title, select the default title text on the chart and type in your own text to denote, what values or categories are represented at this axis.
Note: Axis Title options are not available for pie charts.
You can change the font formatting within all the added text elements. Select the necessary text element by left-clicking it. Then use icons at the Home tab of the top toolbar to change the font type, style, size, or color.