Changing the Chart Layout Objects


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The layout of a chart typically comes with a chart title, axis titles, data labels, and a legend. However, you can also include other elements, such as data labels, and a data table. You can show, hide, or change the positions chart elements to achieve the look you want. You can also change the chart display by showing axis or gridlines with different measurements. Format the background of a chart by showing or hiding the chart wall or floor with a default color fill, or by changing the 3-D view of a chart.

Change Chart Labels


Select the chart or a chart element you want to change.

Click the Layout tab under Chart Tools.

Click any of the following buttons:

  • Chart Title to show, hide, or position the chart title.

  • Axis Title to show, hide, or position the text used to label each axis.

  • Legend to show, hide, overlay, or position the chart legend.

  • Data Labels to add, remove, or position data labels.

  • Data Table to add a data table to the chart.

Did You Know?

You can insert a picture into a chart. Select the chart, click the Layout tab under Chart Tools, click the Picture button arrow, click Picture from File, or Clip Art, then select the picture you want.

You can insert a shape into a chart. Select the chart, click the Layout tab under Chart Tools, click the Shape button, click the shape you want, and then draw the shape.


For Your Information: Using Advanced Chart Analysis Techniques

PowerPoint offers a number of advanced charting techniques to create a chart with data analysis. You can add trendlines derived from regression analysis to show a trend in existing data and make predictions; create a moving average, a sequence of averages from grouped data points, that smooths the fluctuations in data so you can more easily identify trends; add error bars that express the degree of uncertainty attached to a given data series; add drawing objects, including arrows, text boxes, and pictures, to your charts; fill chart elements such as bars, areas, and surfaces with textures, imported pictures, or gradient fills; and animate bars, data points, or other chart data for added multimedia impact. To use advanced chart analysis techniques, select the chart or a chart element you want to change, click the Layout tab under Chart Tools, and then use the Trendline, Lines, Up/Down Bars, or Error Bars buttons in the Analysis group.


Change Chart Axis


Select the chart or a chart element you want to change.

Click the Layout tab under Chart Tools.

Click any of the following buttons:

  • Axis to change the formatting and layout of each axis.

  • Gridlines to show or hide major or minor gridlines.

If necessary, select the options you want, and then click Close.

Change Chart Background


Select the chart or a chart element you want to change.

Click the Layout tab under Chart Tools.

Click any of the following buttons:

  • Plot Area to show or hide the plot area.

  • Chart Wall to show or hide the chart wall with the default color fill.

  • Chart Floor to show or hide the chart floor with the default color fill.

  • 3-D View to change the 3-D viewpoint of the chart.



Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 On Demand
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 On Demand
ISBN: 0789736438
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 348

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