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

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.

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