How do I format cells for a pie chart in Excel?

Right-click any single piece of the pie chart. Choose “Format Data Point” and select “Fill.” Click a new solid color for the pie piece. This is useful when you don’t want any of Excel’s color choices. You can change multiple pie pieces to the same color by holding down the “Ctrl” key before you right-click.

How do you organize data for a pie chart?

Select the chart. On the Chart Design tab, select Select Data. Select Switch Row/Column.
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Tips for arranging data for charts
  1. Select your data.
  2. On the Home tab, select Copy .
  3. Click where you want the new transposed data to be.
  4. Press CONTROL + OPTION + V.
  5. Select Transpose, and then click OK.

How do I change data labels on a pie chart in Excel?

To format data labels, select your chart, and then in the Chart Design tab, click Add Chart Element > Data Labels > More Data Label Options. Click Label Options and under Label Contains, pick the options you want. To make data labels easier to read, you can move them inside the data points or even outside of the chart.

How do I show the format data Series pane in Excel?

The easiest way to display the Format Task Pane is to double-click on a chart. This will open the Format Task Pane with Chart Options selected. You can also select a chart element first, then use the keyboard shortcut Control + 1.

How do you edit a pie chart?

To change the color of the slices, background, or text: Select an area on the chart background to select the entire pie chart. To change the color of the pie chart slices, go to Chart Tools Design and select Change Colors. Hover over a row of colors to preview the color in the pie chart.