Customize Lines and Data Points in a line Chart

You can change the color and shape or the line or data markers in a line chart. You can also show or hide data labels, the line, and data markers.

You cannot show value markers when the Data points option is selected or when the configuration of the line chart is stacked or 100 percent stacked.

Procedure

  1. Select the chart object.
  2. In the chart area, under Series, click the line chart icon to view the line properties.
  3. To select whether to show only the line, the line and data markers, or only the data markers, in the Properties pane, select an option from the Line and Markers list.
  4. To show special data markers, double-click the Value Markers property. Select the check box for the special data markers that you want to add and for each marker, specify the color and shape.

    The options you specify in Value Markers overwrite the options for Line and Markers.

  5. To change the shape of the line that connects data markers, select an option from the Line Shape list.
  6. To show data labels for the data points, double-click the Data Labels property.
  7. To change the color of the lines, double-click the Palette property.