Change the appearance of a chart

Change chart styles

1. Select a chart you want to change a different style

2. From the Ribbon, click Charts tab go to Chart Styles, click the Chart Styles Gallery’s expand arrow and select a desired chart style

Format an individual chart element

1. Select an element in the chart that you want to apply formatting

2. If the element contains text, from the Ribbon, click Home tab and select formatting options under commands groups such as Font, Alignment, Number, and Format

3. If the element contains a chart, From the Ribbon, click Format tab, select formatting options under commands groups such as Chart Element Styles, Text Styles, Arrange or Size

Other formatting techniques

If you are not certain which chart elements you can select, do the following:

1. Select a chart you want to format

2. From the Ribbon, click Format tab go to Current Selection and click the list down arrow and select a desired area, for example Legend