Pulling Out a Pie Slice

A pie chart is an effective and easily understood chart type for comparing parts that make up a whole entity, such as departmental percentages of a company budget. You can call attention to individual pie slices that are particularly significant by moving them away from the other pieces, or exploding the pie. Not only will this make a visual impact, it will also restate the values you are graphing.

Explode a Single Pie Slice

Select a pie chart.

Double-click to select the pie slice you want to explode.

Drag the slice away from the pie.

Release the mouse button.

Did You Know?

You can select a pie slice to make it stand out . Because a pie chart has only one data series, clicking any slice selects the entire data series. Click a second time to select a specific slice.

Explode an Entire Pie

Select a pie chart.

Drag all pie slices away from the center of the pie.

Release the mouse button.

Undo a Pie Explosion

Select a pie chart.

Drag a slice toward the center of the pie.

Release the mouse button.