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To format the whole title, you can right-click it, click Format Chart Title, and then select the formatting options that you want. Note: The size of the title or data label box adjusts to the size of the text.
You can change the format of individual chart elements, such as the chart area, plot area, data series, axes, titles, data labels, or legend. Two sets of tools are available for formatting chart elements: the Format task pane and the Chart Tools Ribbon.
You can format the labels to show specific labels elements like, the percentages, series name, or category name. There are a lot of formatting options for data labels. You can use leader lines to connect the labels, change the shape of the label, and resize a data label.
Use cell values as data labels. You can use cell values as data labels for your chart. Right-click the data series or data label to display more data for, and then click Format Data Labels.
To format any selected chart element, in the Current Selection group, click Format Selection, and then select the formatting options that you want. To format the shape of a selected chart element, in the Shape Styles group, click the style that you want, or click Shape Fill , Shape Outline , or Shape Effects , and then select the formatting ...
You can change the format of text in category axis labels or numbers on the value axis. Format text. In a chart, right-click the axis that displays the labels that you want to format.
Use Format Painter to quickly copy and apply formatting to text, shapes, and pictures. Copy and apply formatting. Select the text, shape, cells, or picture that has the format you want to copy.
Use Format Painter to quickly apply the same formatting, such as color, font style and size, or border style, to multiple pieces of text or graphics. With format painter, you can copy all of the formatting from one object and apply it to another one—think of it as copying and pasting for formatting.
Steps for adding and changing the look of a chart legend in Office 2016 for Windows, including customizing the border, the background of the chart legend, and changing and resizing the font used in a chart legend.
Change the way that empty cells, null (#N/A) values, and hidden rows and columns are displayed in a chart. Click the chart you want to change. Go to Chart Tools on the Ribbon, then on the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data. Click Hidden and Empty Cells.
Right-click the value axis labels you want to format. Click Format Axis. In the Format Axis pane, click Number. Tip: If you don't see the Number section in the pane, make sure you've selected a value axis (it's usually the vertical axis on the left). Choose the number format options you want.