If your chart contains chart titles (ie. the name of the chart) or axis titles (the titles shown on the x, y or z axis of a chart) and data labels (which provide further detail on a particular data point on the chart), you can edit those titles and labels.

To format data labels, select your chart, and then in the Chart Design tab, click Add Chart Element > Data Labels > More Data Label Options. Click Label Options and under Label Contains , pick the options you want.

In the upper right corner, next to the chart, click Add Chart Element > Data Labels. To change the location, click the arrow, and choose an option. If you want to show your data label inside a text bubble shape, click Data Callout. To make data labels easier to read, you can move them inside the data points or even outside of the chart.

If data labels you added to your chart are in the way of your data visualization—or you simply want to move them elsewhere—you can change their placement by picking another location or by dragging them to the location you want.

Right-click the category labels you want to change, and click Select Data. In the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels box, click Edit . In the Axis label range box, enter the labels you want to use, separated by commas.

Change the text and format of category axis labels and the number format of value axis labels in your chart (graph in Office 2016 for Windows. You can also set other options in the Format Axis task pane.

On the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data. In the Select Data Source dialog box, under Horizontal (Categories) Axis Labels, click Edit. In the Axis label range box, do one of the following: Specify the worksheet range that you want to use as category axis labels.

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To change the placement of axis labels, expand Labels, and then in the Distance from axis box, type the number that you want. Tip: Type a smaller number to place the labels closer to the axis. Type a larger number if you want more distance between the label and the axis.