Chapter 20. Changing Chart Layout Details

Add a Chart Title

You can add a title to any chart you create. A good chart title helps the reader focus on the information you want to convey in the chart.

Some chart layouts automatically provide a chart title, but you can add a chart title to any layout that does not automatically include one. When you add a chart title or select a layout that includes a chart title, Excel supplies generic text to represent the chart title. You can change this generic text to help your reader identify the purpose of the chart.

You can also change the position of the chart title within the chart window, even if your chart is not embedded in your worksheet but appears on its own chart sheet. When you reposition a chart ...

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