#EXCEL 2016 DESIGN TAB MISSING HOW TO#

You'll see the following sidebar to the right of the worksheet.

If you go to DESIGN -> Add Chart Element -> Chart Title again and choose 'More Title Options' at the bottom of the drop-down menu, you'll be able to format your chart title.

Now it is clear what the chart shows, isn't it? Format a chart title

Highlight the words 'Chart Title' and start typing the desired name for your chart.

You can place the title above the graphical image (it will resize the chart a little bit) or you can choose the Centered Overlay option and place the title right up on the chart and it will not resize it.

Choose 'Chart Title' and the position where you want your title to display.

If you work in Excel 2010, go to the Labels group on the Layout tab.

Open the drop-down menu named Add Chart Element in the Chart Layouts group.

In Excel 2013 the CHART TOOLS include 2 tabs: DESIGN and FORMAT. You can see them only if your chart is selected (it has a shaded outline).

Once you select the chart, the CHART TOOLS will appear in the main toolbar.

Click anywhere in the chart to which you want to add a title.

This technique works in any Excel version for all chart types.

#EXCEL 2016 DESIGN TAB MISSING HOW TO#

Here's a very simple example how to insert a chart title in Excel 2013. Once several diagrams appear in your worksheet you may tie yourself up in a knot. But your chart will look by far more attractive with it.

If you have just one chart in the worksheet you don't have to pay attention to the absence of the title. The problem is that when you create a basic chart in Excel 2013/2010, a title is not added to it by default. No doubt that graphical data are much easier to understand. Your mind starts spinning when you see these yards of facts and figures. You have to work a lot in Excel, make thousands of calculations and organize your data using different tables and charts. I'll also show you how to add descriptive titles to the axes or remove a chart or axis title from a chart. If you don't want to get lost in all the charts in your Excel worksheet, then spend some minutes to read this article and learn how to add a chart title in Excel 2013 and have it dynamically updated.

Excel 2016 design tab missing