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Add-or-Remove-Data-Labels-in-Excel-Chart<\/a>Download File<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Data labels display source data in a chart. They make it easy to understand the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This tutorial shows how to add data labels to a chart and remove them if they make it look untidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Add Data Labels to a Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By default, data labels are not added to a chart when you insert it in Excel. We need to add them to make the chart easy to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example #1: Add a Data Label to One Data Point<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In case you want to add a data label to only one data point in the chart, you use the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Click the data series.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      \n
    1. Click the data point you want to label.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Click the Chart Elements<\/strong> button on the top right corner of the chart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
        \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        1. Hover the mouse pointer over the Data Labels<\/strong> option. Click the small black arrow. The flyout menu appears. Hover over each option on the menu and see its preview in the chart. Select the option you like.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          The label you chose appears in the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Example #2: Add Data Labels to All Data Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          To label all data points in a chart, you use the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Click just below the top edge of the chart to select the chart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
            \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            1. Click the Chart Elements button on the top right corner of the chart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
              \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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              1. Select the Data Labels<\/strong> option. Labels are added to all the data points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                How to Remove Data Labels in Excel Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Sometimes data labels can make your chart look cluttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                You can remove the data labels using the following techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Use the Ribbon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                  \n
                1. Click just below the top boundary of the chart to select it and activate the Chart Design<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                  \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
                    \n
                  1. Click Chart Design >> Add Chart Element >> Data Labels >> None<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    All the data labels are removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    Select the Data Labels and Delete<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                      \n
                    1. Click a single label. All the labels are selected.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
                        \n
                      1. Press the Delete key. All labels are deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                        \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                        Right-click a Data Label and Delete<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                          \n
                        1. Right-click any of the labels and click Delete<\/strong> on the shortcut menu that appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                          \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                          The labels are removed from the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \"Chart,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                          Undo the Labels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          Immediately after adding labels to the chart, you can remove them by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \n
                          • Press Ctrl + Z<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Click the Undo<\/strong> button on the Quick Access Toolbar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                            \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                            Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            This tutorial has shown various techniques for adding and removing data labels in an Excel chart. We trust that you found the information helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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