To edit the contents of a data label, click two times on the data label that you want to change. The first click selects the data labels for the whole data series, and the second click selects the …

On a chart, click the data label in the data point that you want to change, and then click the data label again to select just that label. Click inside the data label box to start edit mode.

You can use leader lines to connect the labels, change the shape of the label, and resize a data label. And they’re all done in the Format Data Labels task pane.

To change the format of numbers on the value axis: Right-click the value axis labels you want to format. Click Format Axis. In the Format Axis pane, click Number. Tip: If you don't see the …

To change the label, you can change the text in the source data. If you don't want to change the text of the source data, you can create label text just for the chart you're working on.

If the chart for which you want to change the plotting order displays axes, you can quickly reverse the order in which the categories or values are plotted along those axes.

Article describing how to change the font of chart elements, such as titles, axis, or data labels, and other formatting options for chart text.

To change the format of numbers on the value axis: Right-click the value axis labels you want to format. Click Format Axis. In the Format Axis pane, click Number. Tip: If you don't see the …

Right-click the selection > Chart Elements > Data Labels arrow, and select the placement option you want. Different options are available for different chart types. For example, you can place …

Change or create legend names for an Excel chart by editing the legend name cells or using the Select Data option.