Format chart text and titles

You can edit chart titles and text to clarify the data presented. Chart text can also be part of your company's branding. Format chart text directly from the Edit toolbar. Format chart and axes titles in the Chart Properties panel.

格式化圖表文字

Chart text can be edited directly by selecting the text and applying text formatting from the Edit tab in the toolbar. Customize the text associated with axis labels, chart labels, and legend labels as well as the labels for individual series data points. Select an entire chart to format all text at once.

Use the icons and drop-downs in the Edit toolbar to change the font color, font size, font family, as well as style options such as bold or italics for chart text. Use any of your account-enabled fonts as well as proprietary fonts.

Edit chart titles

Use the Title toggle in the Chart Properties panel to show or hide the title in your chart. To edit a chart title:

1

Go to Chart Properties by right-clicking a chart and selecting Chart Properties .  

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Under General in the Chart Properties panel, click in the Title text box.

3

Enter your chart title or update the existing title.  

Changes to the title will be visible immediately in your chart. If you don’t need a chart title, clear out all text in the Title field.

To break a title onto two lines, place your cursor in the Title text box where you want the title to break and use Enter.

Bottom and left axis titles

The bottom and left axis titles can be formatted and edited independently. Use the Title toggle in the Chart Properties panel in the Bottom Axis and Left Axis sections. This will show or hide the bottom and left axis titles in your chart.

To edit an axis title:

1

Right-click a chart and selecting Chart Properties .  

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Under Bottom Axis or Left Axis in the Chart Properties panel, click in the Title text box.

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Enter your chart title or update the existing title.  

To format an axis title:

1

Select the title.

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Format using the icons in the Edit toolbar (font color, font size, font family, bold, italics).