Adding Data Labels to an XY Chart

Data labels are text boxes associated with each data point of a chart series. You can choose to have either the label (the X value) or the value (the Y value) displayed as the data label. Neither of these two options is too useful, but you can manually edit the Data Label text to provide more useful information. 

To add data labels to a particular series in a chart, activate the chart and click on the series. Choose Selected Data Series... from the Format menu and choose the Data Labels tab. Choose either the Value option or the Label option, then press OK. 

To edit the text of a particular data label text, click once on the label to select all the data labels for a particular series, then a second time to select a single data label, then a third time to begin editing the text. 

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