Data Labels

Opens the Data Labels dialogue box, which enables you to set the data labels.

If an element of a data series is selected, this command works on that data series only. If no element is selected, this command works on all data series.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Data Labels (Charts)

Choose Format - Format Selection - Data Point/Data Series - Data Labels tab (for data series and data point) (Charts)

Show value as number

Displays the absolute values of the data points.

Number format

Opens a dialogue box to select the number format.

Show value as percentage

Displays the percentage of the data points in each column.

Percentage format

Opens a dialogue box to select the percentage format.

Show category

Shows the data point text labels.

Show legend key

Displays the legend icons next to each data point label.

Separator

Selects the separator between multiple text strings for the same object.

Placement

Selects the placement of data labels relative to the objects.

Text Direction

Specify the text direction for a paragraph that uses complex text layout (CTL). This feature is only available if complex text layout support is enabled.

Rotate Text

Click in the dial to set the text orientation for the data labels.

Enter the counterclockwise rotation angle for the data labels.