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A legend is an element of a chart that identifies chart series and series points (for instance, colored points corresponding to argument values).

Charts_Legend

This topic describes how to customize various legend settings.

You can specify whether or not a chart should display a legend.

In the Designer, use the Show Legend button in the Legend section of the Design Ribbon tab.

Charts_Legend_ShowLegendButton

To specify the legend's position and orientation, select one of the predefined options from the gallery in the Design Ribbon tab.

Charts_Legend_PositionAndOrientationGallery