

Maybe with more work you could have it look for the next space character and tell it to return if there will be more than N characters on that line. The downside is that it will split words across the return, but I was desperate. 1) & Chr(10) & Right(Selection.Value, _īasically I cycle through all the category labels (I have them in K1:K10 or whatever) and insert a return in the text after every 12 characters, so it's wrapped in effect. Press with left mouse button on again to select the text, you can now type any. Excel allows you to edit the data label value manually, simply press with left mouse button on a data label until it is selected.
#Excel chart text labels series#
Selection.Value = Left(Selection.Value, b * 13 _ The image above demonstrates data labels in a line chart, each data point in the chart series has a visible data label. If Len(Selection.Value) > 65 Then Selection.Value _įor b = 1 To Int(Len(Selection.Value) / 12) To three layers for me, but it would seem to me that there should be aĬontrol for text-wrapping on axis labels that I use to change this. Return in the cell containing the text for the label will accomplish wrapping To change the font size of the label for the same reason. Standardised so that the reports are visually consistent. I know that lengthening the axis would help, but the size of the graph is Wrapping to three layers (as I would expect it to) the text is not wrapped atĪll, on any of the labels, and so simply overlaps all the other labels. Every now and then, one of the labels is too long, and instead of

This text is being wrapped to two layers on the label that appear on theĬhart. The text in the labels is of varying lengths and for some of the charts, The labels for the horizontal axis are linked to textĪlongside the calculations for the charts. The charts are waterfall charts, which I've constructed using a form
#Excel chart text labels how to#
Let’s see how to link the chart axis name to the text we already mentioned in a workbook. Picture 3- Add axis title by the Chart Element button

#Excel chart text labels plus#
Method 2- Add Axis Title by The Chart Element ButtonĮxcel 2013 and later versions provide a useful cross-cut, which is shown by a plus element. Picture 1- Add axis title by the Add Chart Element option
