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Excel: legend rename - how to

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If you use Excel to create charts, will be named the legend automatically based on the values. How to rename the legend, we show you in this practical tip.

Excel: legend entries rename

The legend can Excel in a few steps, it can be renamed. To do this, proceed as follows.
  1. Open your Excel document and click on your diagram.
  2. In the top bar you find the "chart tools". Click on the tab "design".
  3. Click in the "data" on the "select data"button.
  4. In the left window, you find the legend entries. Click on an entry and select "edit".
  5. Under "series name" you can rename the entry.
Excel: entries umbennennen

Excel: Horizontal axis label to change

Your values should not be shown as the legend entries, but as a horizontal axis label, you need a different approach.
  • Open your Excel document and click on your diagram.
  • In the top bar you find the "chart tools". Click on the tab "design".
  • Click in the "data" button on the "select data".
  • In the right pane, find the "Horizontal axis labels". Click on "edit".
  • Now enter your desired names or values for the legend. Separate multiple entries with a semicolon.
  • Finally, click on "OK".
Excel: axis entries umbenenenn
This guide refers to Microsoft Excel 2010. As you several table sheets to print a page, we will show you in the next tip.

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