Editing a Chart Directly??

I seem to remember in an Excel version of the past that there was a way for
me to edit a chart directly, not using the Chart Wizard or Options screen...
I could highlight poritons of the chart and make changes, etc. But I can't
seem to make that happen now. I have created a basic chart in Excel 2002
based on some financial data... I simply want to place a legend or have a
note area to the right of it and have it say whatever I want to. Right now,
the chart behaves kind of like a picture embedded in that i can't change
individual aspects of it without that stupid chart wizard thing. I know
editing a chart directly is possible... but I can't for the life of me
remember how... nor can I find any reference to it in the online help. If
any of you can tell me how, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!
CJ

CJ,

To create a note area within your chart, click somewhere within your chart
and just start typing. When complete hit the ENTER key. A textbox with the
information that you typed will appear inside of the chart. You can then
position the text box to the area within the chart that you want. You can
create custom titles, legends, etc. with this method.

You can edit some parts of a chart directly by either clicking once or twice
within them. It depends on what you want to edit.

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Regards,
John Mansfield
http://www.pdbook.com

"CJ" wrote:

> I seem to remember in an Excel version of the past that there was a way for
> me to edit a chart directly, not using the Chart Wizard or Options screen...
> I could highlight poritons of the chart and make changes, etc. But I can't
> seem to make that happen now. I have created a basic chart in Excel 2002
> based on some financial data... I simply want to place a legend or have a
> note area to the right of it and have it say whatever I want to. Right now,
> the chart behaves kind of like a picture embedded in that i can't change
> individual aspects of it without that stupid chart wizard thing. I know
> editing a chart directly is possible... but I can't for the life of me
> remember how... nor can I find any reference to it in the online help. If
> any of you can tell me how, I would really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks!
> CJ

Thanks, John. But when I click inside the shart once, nothing happens... I
cannot enter text. And when I double-click I get the chart options screen.
Is there another way? Is there a way, for instance, for me to embed a table
in a chart?

"John Mansfield" wrote:

> CJ,
>
> To create a note area within your chart, click somewhere within your chart
> and just start typing. When complete hit the ENTER key. A textbox with the
> information that you typed will appear inside of the chart. You can then
> position the text box to the area within the chart that you want. You can
> create custom titles, legends, etc. with this method.
>
> You can edit some parts of a chart directly by either clicking once or twice
> within them. It depends on what you want to edit.
>
> ----
> Regards,
> John Mansfield
> http://www.pdbook.com
>
> "CJ" wrote:
>
> > I seem to remember in an Excel version of the past that there was a way for
> > me to edit a chart directly, not using the Chart Wizard or Options screen...
> > I could highlight poritons of the chart and make changes, etc. But I can't
> > seem to make that happen now. I have created a basic chart in Excel 2002
> > based on some financial data... I simply want to place a legend or have a
> > note area to the right of it and have it say whatever I want to. Right now,
> > the chart behaves kind of like a picture embedded in that i can't change
> > individual aspects of it without that stupid chart wizard thing. I know
> > editing a chart directly is possible... but I can't for the life of me
> > remember how... nor can I find any reference to it in the online help. If
> > any of you can tell me how, I would really appreciate it.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > CJ