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After creating a chart, you might need to add an additional data series to the chart. A data series is a row or column of numbers that are entered in a worksheet and plotted in your chart, such as a list of quarterly business profits.
After you create a chart, you can change the data series in two ways: Use the Select Data Source dialog box to edit the data in your series or rearrange them on your chart. Use chart filters to show or hide data in your chart.
To quickly identify a data series in a chart, you can add data labels to the data points of the chart. By default, the data labels are linked to values on the worksheet, and they update automatically when changes are made to these values.
You can use Excel to project values that are based on existing data or to automatically generate values based on linear or growth trend calculations. Fill in a series that fits a simple trend, use functions to extend complex and nonlinear data, or perform regression analysis with the Analysis ToolPak Add-in.
You can format the labels to show specific labels elements like, the percentages, series name, or category name. There are a lot of formatting options for data labels. You can use leader lines to connect the labels, change the shape of the label, and resize a data label.
If your chart contains chart titles (ie. the name of the chart) or axis titles (the titles shown on the x, y or z axis of a chart) and data labels (which provide further detail on a particular data point on the chart), you can edit those titles and labels.
Following are some guidelines for formatting a Map chart's Series Options. To display the Series Options for your map chart you can right-click on the outer portion of the map and select Format Chart Area in the right-click menu, or double-click on the outer portion of the map.
Automatically fill a series of data in your worksheet, like dates, numbers, text, and formulas. Use the AutoComplete feature, Auto Fill Options button and more.
Line charts work best when you have multiple data series in your chart—if you have only one data series, consider using a scatter chart instead.
When the values in a chart vary widely from data series to data series, you can plot one or more data series on a secondary axis. A secondary axis can also be used as part of a combination chart when you have mixed types of data (for example, price and volume) in the same chart.