How to customize the chart legend
You can easily customize the font, font size, font color etc of the chart legend:
- Select legend.
- Go to tab "Home" on the ribbon.
- Click on "Font text" to change the font.
- Click on "Font size" to change the font size.
- Click on letter A to choose a font color.
Double click on legend with the left mouse button to open "Format Legend" settings.
Here you can choose where you want to position the legend relative to the plot area.
- Top
- Bottom
- Left
- Right
- Top right
You also have the option to move the legend manually. Click and hold with left mouse button and then drag the legend to the position you want.
The usual effects like shadows, glow, soft and 3-d are also available for you if you click the "Effects" tab button.
More important, in my opinion, is the "Fill and Line" tab where you can customize the background color, picture, and gradient or apply a border around the legend.
How to remove the legend
- Select the legend.
- Click "Delete" button on your keyboard.
How to show the legend
- Select the chart.
- Click "plus" sign next to the chart.
- Click on checkbox "Legend" to show the legend.
Weekly Blog EMAIL
Welcome! I am Oscar and here to help you out.Feel free to comment and ask Excel questions.
Make sure you subscribe to my newsletter so you don't miss new blog articles.
Related articles
How to add and customize chart data labels
The image above demonstrates data labels in a line chart, each data point in the chart series has a visible […]
How to add a linear trendline to a chart
Excel allows you to insert a linear chart trendline that displays a straight line calculated based on the method of […]
The image above demonstrates a line chart containing two data series and two y-axes, one for each data series. I […]
How to add a moving average to a chart
A moving average smooths out short-term variations to show a long-term trend or cycle. The chart above shows random values […]
How to add Error Bars in a chart
Enable error bars when you want to show, for example, standard deviations in a chart, Excel lets you insert error […]
What's on this page Chart area Chart title Legend Axis title Axis lines/values Tick marks Plot area Chart series […]
Chart gridlines are great for making the chart data more readable and detailed, Excel allows you to add major and […]
How to customize the chart area
The chart area contains all components. If you choose to format the chart area you can change things like border, […]
How to add a logarithmic trendline in a chart
Excel lets you easily add a best-fit curved logarithmic trendline calculated based on the method of least squares. How to […]
Leave a Reply
How to comment
How to add a formula to your comment
<code>Insert your formula here.</code>
Convert less than and larger than signs
Use html character entities instead of less than and larger than signs.
< becomes < and > becomes >
How to add VBA code to your comment
[vb 1="vbnet" language=","]
Put your VBA code here.
[/vb]
How to add a picture to your comment:
Upload picture to postimage.org or imgur
Paste image link to your comment.
