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Insert and Customize Pie charts

Insert A Pie Chart

Select the data range including the heading of each column or row (do not select the Total column when creating a column chart)
Go to Insert Tab > Charts group > click on Pie > click on the desired pie chart

Customize A Pie Chart

Select a pie chart
Go to Chart Tools tab > select either Design, Layout or Format tab to customize the chart

Do any of the following:

To move a pie chart to a new sheet, go to Chart Tools tab > Design tab > Location group > click Move Chart

To rotate a 3-D pie chart, go to Chart Tools tab > Layout tab > Background group > click 3-D Rotation

To create space between each pie in the 3-D pie chart, hold and drag each piece of a pie chart

To apply a predefined style, go to Chart Tools tab > Design tab > Chart Styles group > click a desired style

To insert a chart title, go to Chart Tools tab > Layout tab > Labels group > click on Chart Title

To modify a chart title, go to Chart Tools tab > click Format tab