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Excel is automatically adding a title or maybe it's called a data label
[shows in name box] to the line of date from the data table in my chart.
It's calling itself Series 1 and I can't figure out how to hide it. Help!
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Carole O
 
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Kathy -

Go to Chart, Chart Options, Legend, and uncheck Show Legend.

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Excel is automatically adding a title or maybe it's called a data label
[shows in name box] to the line of date from the data table in my chart.
It's calling itself Series 1 and I can't figure out how to hide it. Help!

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Kathy -

The data table includes the series name. You can change the default "Series 1" to
something more descriptive: choose Source Data from the Chart menu, click on the
Series tab, select the series from the list, and type a label in the Name box.

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Kathy wrote:

Excel is automatically adding a title or maybe it's called a data label
[shows in name box] to the line of date from the data table in my chart.
It's calling itself Series 1 and I can't figure out how to hide it. Help!


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I am having the same issue, except I want to actually delete the cell for "Series 1", not just name it something descriptive. Is it possible to remove that completely? Deselecting "show legend keys" is not the answer...the series name isn't the same as the legend.

Thanks,
Megan


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Kathy -

The data table includes the series name. You can change the default "Series 1" to
something more descriptive: choose Source Data from the Chart menu, click on the
Series tab, select the series from the list, and type a label in the Name box.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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Kathy wrote:

Excel is automatically adding a title or maybe it's called a data label
[shows in name box] to the line of date from the data table in my chart.
It's calling itself Series 1 and I can't figure out how to hide it. Help!
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