Show or hide a chart legend or data table
Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Excel for the web Excel 2024 Word 2024 Outlook 2024 PowerPoint 2024 Excel 2021 Word 2021 Outlook 2021 PowerPoint 2021 Excel 2019 Word 2019 Outlook 2019 PowerPoint 2019 Excel 2016 Word 2016 Outlook 2016 PowerPoint 2016You can show or hide the legend of a chart. Showing a legend can give readers more information about the chart, while hiding a legend can give your chart a cleaner look.
Show a chart legend
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Select a chart and then select the plus sign to the top right.
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Point to Legend and select the arrow next to it.
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Choose where you want the legend to appear in your chart.
Hide a chart legend
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Select a legend to hide.
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Press Delete.
Show or hide a data table
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Select a chart and then select the plus sign to the top right.
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To show a data table, point to Data Table and select the arrow next to it, and then select a display option.
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To hide the data table, uncheck the Data Table option.
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Click anywhere in the chart to show the Chart tab on the ribbon.
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Click Format to open the chart formatting options.
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In the Chart pane, expand the Legend section.
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Add or edit the Legend to meet your needs.
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Use the switch to show or hide the legend.
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