With Microsoft Excel, you can show or hide the legend of a chart. Showing a legend can give readers more information about the chart, while hiding a legend can give your chart a cleaner look. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to show or hide the legend of a chart.

1. Select a chart and then select the plus sign to the top right.

2. Point to Legend and select the arrow next to it.

3. Choose where you want the legend to appear in your chart.

Hide a chart legend

1. Select a legend to hide.

2. Press Delete.

Show or hide a data table

1. Select a chart and then select the plus sign to the top right.

2. To show a data table, point to Data Table and select the arrow next to it, and then select a display option.

3. To hide the data table, uncheck the Data Table option.