Click the chart and start typing - this should add a text box.
best wishes

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> hi
> have a series of bar charts want to add text to these, can anybody
> help?
> The text that I want to add is the same as the legend if that helps
> thanks in advance
> paddy
mcgrath383 - 26 Sep 2006 21:29 GMT
thanks alot, feel a bit stupid its always the obvious in excel
cheers
paddy
> Click the chart and start typing - this should add a text box.
> best wishes
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> > thanks in advance
> > paddy
Andy Pope - 27 Sep 2006 10:13 GMT
Hi,
If the text you want is the same as that which is already in the legend
can you not make use of Data labels that show Series Name?
Cheers
Andy
> thanks alot, feel a bit stupid its always the obvious in excel
> cheers
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>>>thanks in advance
>>>paddy

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