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How to Make Your PowerPoint 2010 Presentations 508-Compliant
December 31, 2014
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Figure 87. Line graph of Raffle Ticket Sales, showing data labels to the left of data points
To modify data labels:
Notice that some of the data labels in this demonstration are obstructed by the plot lines in the
graph, making them hard to read. To fix this, you can change the location of a data label by
dragging it. You can also change the font size of a data label.
To change the location of data labels:
1) For this demonstration, we will start with the data label “70,” which pertains to the
number of tickets that Jane sold during Week 2.
2) Click twice on data label “70” to select it. A tiny box called a “plot area” will appear
around the data label.
Figure 88. Line graph of Raffle Ticket Sales showing data label “70” selected
3) Click on the border of the plot area. Hold your mouse button, drag the plot area
slightly upward, and then release the mouse button. Notice that the data label “70” is
now located slightly above the plot line.