Once you enter data in the datasheet, you can easily modify and format the associated chart. Graph Chart comes with a gallery that lets you change the chart type and then format the chart to get the result that you want. There are 14 chart categories, each containing both two-dimensional and three-dimensional charts . To suit your needs, you can also format chart objects, individual elements that make up a chart, such as an axis, legend, or data series. Change the Chart Type -
| Double-click the chart, if necessary, to open Graph Chart. | -
| Click the Chart menu, and then click Chart Type. | -
| Click the Standard Types or Custom Types tab. | -
| Click a chart type, and then click a chart sub-type. | -
| Click OK. | -
| Click outside the chart to quit Microsoft Graph Chart and return to your Office document. | Did You Know? You can edit a Graph chart . Double-click the Graph chart, and then click the datasheet or chart you want to edit. | Format a Chart Object -
| Double-click the chart, if necessary, to open Graph Chart. | -
| Double-click the chart object you want to format, such as an axis, legend, or data series. | TROUBLE? Click the Chart Objects button list arrow on the Standard toolbar, and then click the chart object you want to select. -
| Click the tab (Patterns, Axis, Y Error Bars, Data Labels, or Options) corresponding to the options you want to change. | -
| Select the options to apply. | -
| Click OK. | Customize a Chart -
| Double-click the chart, if necessary, to open Graph Chart. | -
| Select the chart. | -
| Click the Chart menu, and then click Chart Options. | -
| Click the tab (Titles, Axes, Gridlines, Legend, Data Labels, or Data Table) corresponding to the chart object you want to customize. | -
| Make your changes. | -
| Click OK. | |