Customizing the chart legend

You can hide or show the legend, change its position in the chart, or specify the maximum number of items to display.

Procedure

  1. Select the chart object.
  2. Click Properties Properties icon in the toolbar.

    If you don't see the Properties, turn on the Edit mode Switch to edit icon in the report.

  3. Expand the Legend group of properties.
  4. Using the different properties, change the legend appearance and text format of the title and labels.

    For example, to change the location of the legend, use the Legend position property. To show the legend on the chart, turn on the Show legend property. To specify the maximum number of items to display in the legend, use the Maximum items in legend property.