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Adding Charts, Diagrams, and Tables

Labeling a Chart

You may also want to label your chart with such information as the title and what the X and Y axes represent. In the default chart, the X axis is the horizontal information while the Y axis is the vertical information.

To Label a Chart:

  • Click on Chart  Chart Options.
  • A dialog box appears.
  • Click on the Titles tab (if it is not already selected).

Chart Options dialob box with Titles tab selected

  • In the box below Chart Title, type in the title.
  • In the box below Category (X) axis, type in the label for this information. It appears in the rows on the left of the datasheet and in a box on the right of the chart.
  • In the box below Value (Y) axis, type in the label for this information.
  • Click OK.

To Change Text Alignment of Label:

  • Right click on the text and choose Format Axis title.

Choose Format Axis

  • Click on the Alignment tab.
  • Choose your text alignment and orientation options.

Format Axis Alignment dialog box

  • Click OK.
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