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chart legend naming

Posted by joed on March 18, 2001 6:16 PM

When I create a chart in excel the legend has identifiers of 1 2 3 4 etc. I can't figure out how to change those to be more meaningful. It has been suggested that I name the different series, but I only have one series with 7 entries to create a pie chart.

Posted by David Hawley on March 18, 2001 6:44 PM


Hi Joed

Right click on your chart and select "Source Data" and then click the "series' tab and type you names in the "Catergory Labels"

DaveOzGrid Business Applications

Posted by joed on March 18, 2001 7:06 PM

Thank you that did it. And very quick also.