Tip 85: Customizing Charts
If you’ve ever been frustrated when trying to customize a chart, here’s some good news: Excel 2013 makes this task easier than ever.
When you click on a chart in Excel 2013, you see three buttons at the upper-right of the chart. These buttons are the key to quick and easy chart customization.
Adding or removing chart elements
Figure 85-1 shows the options available when you click the Chart Elements button. Note that each item can be expanded to show additional options. To expand an item in the Chart Elements list, hover your mouse over the item and click the arrow that appears.
When you display the options for a button, hover the mouse over the item to get a preview of how the chart will look if you select (or deselect) an item.
Figure 85-1: Options available from the Chart Elements button.
Modifying a chart style or colors
Figure 85-2 shows the options available when you click the Chart Styles button.
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