Join Dennis Taylor for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding, editing, and removing chart titles and axis titles, part of Excel for Mac 2011: Charts in Depth.
- When you create a chart in Excel, as I've done recently…on this worksheet, it's called Profits,…you're likely to see a legend along the right-hand side…but no title.…And titles in charts can occur across the top of a chart,…down the left-hand side, below the chart,…sometimes you want all three,…sometimes only a couple.…You can add titles in a number of different ways.…A lot of fine-tuning features…allowing you to control elements of a chart,…occur on the Chart Layout tab.…
This is a contextual tab.…It's only visible when a chart is selected.…If I click outside the chart,…we don't see the Chart Layout tab.…Click this chart, here's Chart Layout.…And certainly one of the choices to explore is Chart Title.…Now there could be faster ways but this gives us…some options.…It's got a drop arrow.…No Chart Title, Title Above Chart.…Try that.…Obviously we're going to have to put in our own words there.…How about the other option?…Overlap Title at Top.…
Watch the difference.…You see what's happening.…That could be appropriate if you envision this chart…
Author
Dennis Taylor
Released
7/7/2015- Creating charts with one click
- Selecting the right chart types
- Changing chart type or source data
- Choosing a chart layout and style
- Saving charts as templates
- Editing titles, legends, and labels
- Adding a data table
- Analyzing data with trendlines
- Formatting the chart
- Customizing different chart types
- Creating Gantt and frequency charts
- Creating in-cell charts
- Moving charts
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome54s
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1. Creating Basic Charts Quickly
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2. Understanding Excel Chart Concepts
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Identifying chart elements2m 56s
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3. Creating and Adjusting Chart Appearances with Charts Tab Choices
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Changing a chart's type2m 52s
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4. Using Chart Layout Tab Options
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Linking titles to content1m 59s
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Adding a data table2m 58s
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Modifying axes11m 59s
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Working with gridlines5m 8s
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Adding error bars4m 55s
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5. Using Format Tab Options and Other Visual Features
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Adding shapes and arrows7m 55s
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6. Customizing Specific Chart Types
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Customizing line charts6m 18s
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Customizing pie charts9m 20s
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7. Changing a Chart's Data Source
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8. Specialized Excel Charts
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Creating combination charts4m 58s
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Creating Gantt charts7m 2s
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9. Printing and Sharing Charts
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Printing charts4m 44s
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10. In-Cell Chart Alternatives
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11. Chart Manipulation Tools
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Conclusion
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Next steps37s
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