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I have a chart with legend displayed. I would like til increase the
size of the legend key, without increasing the legend text. Is this
possible at all?

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Hi,

The legend key size is related to the legend font size.
If you have a bar/column chart then you can add a dummy series as line chart
which will cause the square legend markers to become rectangles.

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Hi

I have a chart with legend displayed. I would like til increase the
size of the legend key, without increasing the legend text. Is this
possible at all?

Jan


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Default Excel 2007. Is it possible to format Legend Key?

Unfortuinately its a pie chart, but thanks.

Jan

Andy Pope wrote:
Hi,

The legend key size is related to the legend font size.
If you have a bar/column chart then you can add a dummy series as
line chart which will cause the square legend markers to become
rectangles.
Cheers
Andy


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Hi

I have a chart with legend displayed. I would like til increase the
size of the legend key, without increasing the legend text. Is this
possible at all?

Jan



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That is unfortunate.

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Jan Kronsell wrote:
Unfortuinately its a pie chart, but thanks.

Jan

Andy Pope wrote:
Hi,

The legend key size is related to the legend font size.
If you have a bar/column chart then you can add a dummy series as
line chart which will cause the square legend markers to become
rectangles.
Cheers
Andy


Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info
"jkrons" wrote in message
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Hi

I have a chart with legend displayed. I would like til increase the
size of the legend key, without increasing the legend text. Is this
possible at all?

Jan



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