Showing/hiding chart titles

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Showing/hiding chart titles

You can show or hide a chart title for the chart. The title will then be displayed above the chart.

To do so, proceed as follows:

Via the "Add chart element" icon

Select the chart and use the ribbon command Chart | Add chart element chart_add_element_icon to choose the entry Chart title. In the following submenu, select Above chart to add a chart title. If you select None, the chart title will be removed.

If you select More, you will be taken to the dialog box (see below) where you can rename the chart title.

Alternatively: Double-click on the chart title and you can then rename the title on the Text tab.

To remove a chart title, select it and press the Del key.

Via the dialog box

To show or hide the chart title via the dialog box, proceed as follows:

1.Select the chart by clicking on it.
2.Use the ribbon command Chart | Add chart element chart_add_element_icon to choose the entry Chart title and select More in the following submenu to open the dialog box.
Alternatively: Right-click to open the context menu and select the entry Chart: Properties.
3.On the Elements tab, you will find an input field for the Chart title at the top. Type the desired title here.
To delete the chart title, simply remove the text from this input field.
For more information on the options of the "Elements" tab, see Chart properties, Elements tab.

For information on editing the properties of the chart title, see Chart title.