Learn how to update the data in an existing chart from its source. Edit a chart in Excel, create a chart from a table, and update a chart source.

To edit the contents of a title, click the chart or axis title that you want to change. To edit the contents of a data label, click two times on the data label that you want to change.

After you create a chart, you can change the data series in two ways: Use the Select Data Source dialog box to edit the data in your series or rearrange them on your chart.

By default, Excel determines the minimum and maximum scale values of the vertical (value) axis, also known as the y axis, when you create a chart. However, you can customize the scale to better meet …

On the slide, select the chart that you want to change. When you do so, the Chart Tools contextual tab appears on the ribbon, as illustrated below. If you do not see the Chart Tools tab or the Design tab …

When a chart has a legend displayed, you can modify the individual legend entries by editing the corresponding data on the worksheet. For additional editing options, or to modify legend entries …

On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click the arrow in the Chart Elements box, and then click the chart element for which you want to change the formatting style.

When you create a chart in Excel, it uses the information in the cell above each column or row of data as the legend name. You can change legend names by updating the information in those cells, or you …

When you create a chart from worksheet data that uses dates, and the dates are plotted along the horizontal (category) axis in the chart, Excel automatically changes the category axis to a date (time …

Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint on iPhone and iPad give you the ability to modify chart elements such as axes, chart title, data labels and more.