Click anywhere in the chart to which you want to add a title.
This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs.
On the Layout tab, in the Labels group, click Chart Title.
Click Centered Overlay Title or Above Chart.
In the Chart Title text box that appears in the chart, type the text that you want.
TIP To start a new line, press ENTER. To insert a line break, click to place the cursor where you want to break the line, and then press ENTER.
To format the text in the title box, do the following:
Click in the title box, and then select the text that you want to format.
On the Mini toolbar, click the formatting options that you want.
TIP You can also use the formatting buttons on the Ribbon (Home tab, Font group), which is a component of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. To format the whole title, you can right-click it, click Format Chart Title, and then select the formatting options that you want.
NOTES
The size of the title box adjusts to the size of the text. You cannot resize the title box, and the text may become truncated if it does not fit in the maximum size.
You can only add one title to a chart. If you want to use a second title or a sub title, you can add a text box to the chart, and move it to the location that you want. For more information about how to add a text box, see Add a text box to a chart.
You can manually move the title to another location by dragging the title box to the location that you want.
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Click anywhere in the chart to which you want to add a title.
This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs.
On the Layout tab, in the Labels group, click Chart Title.
Click Centered Overlay Title or Above Chart.
In the Chart Title text box that appears in the chart, type the text that you want.
TIP To start a new line, press ENTER. To insert a line break, click to place the cursor where you want to break the line, and then press ENTER.
To format the text in the title box, do the following:
Click in the title box, and then select the text that you want to format.
On the Mini toolbar, click the formatting options that you want.
TIP You can also use the formatting buttons on the Ribbon (Home tab, Font group), which is a component of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface. To format the whole title, you can right-click it, click Format Chart Title, and then select the formatting options that you want.
NOTES
The size of the title box adjusts to the size of the text. You cannot resize the title box, and the text may become truncated if it does not fit in the maximum size.
You can only add one title to a chart. If you want to use a second title or a sub title, you can add a text box to the chart, and move it to the location that you want. For more information about how to add a text box, see Add a text box to a chart.
You can manually move the title to another location by dragging the title box to the location that you want.