To make a chart easier to understand, you can add chart titles and axis titles, to any type of chart in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, or Word.

If your chart contains chart titles (ie. the name of the chart) or axis titles (the titles shown on the x, y or z axis of a chart) and data labels (which provide further detail on a particular data point on …

To easily update a chart or axis title, label, or text box that you have added to a chart, you can link it to a worksheet cell. Changes that you make to the data in that worksheet cell will …

To avoid spacing problems caused by lengthy chart or axis titles in a chart, you can change the way that titles are positioned. You can drag the titles to the location that you want, or you can …

Click Recommended Charts and select the chart type you want. OR Click a specific chart type and select the style you want. With the chart selected, click the Chart Design tab to do any of …

Tip: An axis label is different from an axis title, which you can add to describe what's shown on the axis. Axis titles are not automatically shown in a chart. To add them, see Add or remove titles …

Learn how to create a chart in Excel and add a trendline. Visualize your data with a column, bar, pie, line, or scatter chart (or graph) in Office.

Chart title: Select the generic chart title, and replace it with a meaningful title. Axis titles: Select the chart, and then select Design > Add Chart Element > Axis Titles.

To add text to a chart that is separate from the text in chart titles or labels, you can insert a text box on the chart. You can then enter the text that you want. Tip: Instead of entering text in the …

Use the Chart Elements, Chart Styles, and Chart Filters buttons next to the upper-right corner of the chart to add chart elements like axis titles or data labels, customize the look of your chart, …