Color Your Legend Open Excel's Format Legend pane by right-clicking the legend in a chart and selecting 'Format Legend.' Click the window's Fill and Line icon, shaped like a paint bucket, followed by 'Fill.' Click the 'Color' drop-down menu to view a list of colors.

First thing, highlight the cells with the text that looks like numbers and then go up to the ribbon and under the Home tab, look at the formatting for those cells. If it is anything other than General, change it to General.

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Click one of those colors, and Excel applies it to the legend instantly. This flexibility gives you the ability to see how different legend colors look in relation to existing chart elements. For instance, if you don't think that green and blue work well together, you might not want to make your legend green if the rest of the chart is blue. General Charting Tips Always print your chart to see what it looks like after you change its colors. What you see on-screen may not match what your printer produces on paper. If you discover that your legend colors are too dark, choose a lighter shade that makes it easier for people to read the text.

Right-click other chart elements and follow these steps if you’d like to tweak their colors as well. Learn to mix and match effectively by visiting a website that explains color theory, such as Worqx or SensationalColor.com (links in Resources).