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    Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    I have attached a sample spreadsheet that has a Stacked Column Chart with data labels. I am trying to figure out if there is a way to selectively delete an individual data label for one column in the chart, while keeping the other data labels for the other columns, without having to delete the source data. There is a blue arrow pointing to the data label with a value of 0 that I wanted to delete while keeping the other data labels in tact. the blue arrow is pointing to the column for Project 3, and the Data label is for SeriesC. Thanks for any assistance/feedback.
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    Re: Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    I figured it out. I just needed to highlight the text in the individual data label and then right click and choose delete.

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    Re: Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    You need to select the data labels first. Then select the individual data label to be deleted.
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    Re: Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    Hi Andy, that is the challenge I am having. When I select the data label I want to delete, Excel highlights all the other data labels in that category, in this case (SeriesC). So if I right click and then choose delete it deletes them all. It seems I need to select the text/data within the data label I want to delete and then right click and click delete and then Excel will only delete that individual data label. The production Excel spreadsheet I am working with is much more complex then the sample one I am uploading so trying to remember how to do this was frustrating. I used to do this within Pie Charts quite easily, many years ago and just forget how I did this. I thought it might be a data label format setting.

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    Re: Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    You need to make 2 selections.

    First select a data label, which will select all data labels in the series. You should see dark dots selecting each data label.

    Now select the data label to be deleted. This should remove the selection from all other labels and leave the specific data label with white selection dots.

    Deletion now will remove just the selected data point.

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    Re: Excel Chart delete individual Data Labels

    thanks I just figured that out and was going to update post. the Production file I am working with is so complex and the column charts/labels are very small and crammed so it was hard to figure out at first. That is why I needed to make the sample file. Thanks again!

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