Deleting and Hiding Text

You can delete any text boxes or annotation frames that you added to the chart. Most other text you can hide by removing the check mark for an option in the Properties window. If you are trying to delete all of the text, do not delete the text directly (that is, by selecting the text and pressing Delete). Make sure to use the following steps for deleting and hiding text.

How to Delete Text

Select the text box or annotation frame. Make sure that the frame is selected, not the text.
From the menus choose:

Edit > Delete

How to Hide Text

Select the chart element associated with the text. For example, if you want to hide an axis title, select the axis.
On the chart element's tab in the Properties window, clear the check box that controls text display. For example, if you want to hide the axis title, clear the Display Axis Title check box on the Axis Labels tab.
Click Apply.