Learn how to format chart legends in PowerPoint 2003 for Windows.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2003 for Windows
OS: Windows XP and higher
Charts in PowerPoint can be customized by changing the appearance of various chart objects. The legend is also a chart object and typically it is a box or area that codes via color or pattern all the series in a chart. Look at Figure 1 that shows a default chart created in PowerPoint 2003. The legend is the box that captions the series East, West, and North and identifies them with different colors so that you can follow which series each of the columns in that chart represent.
Figure 1: Chart in PowerPoint 2003
The legend can be formatted to be placed at various locations within the chart area, and you can hide it altogether. You can also remove the box that surrounds the legend.
Follow these steps to change the location of the legend in the chart area, hide it altogether, or remove the boxed outline around it:
See Also:
Chart Legend in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Format Chart Legend in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Format Chart Legend in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
Format Chart Legend in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows
Microsoft and the Office logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.