A chart's legend is used to explain the various colors or patterns used in a chart. By default, Sheets displays a legend with charts you create. You, however, may not want to include a chart. For instance, it may not make sense to include a chart if there are so few data series in your chart that it is self-explanatory.
To get rid of the chart legend, follow these steps:
- Insert your chart as you normally would.
- Click once on the legend area of the chart. Sheets displays a control area for the legend. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. Modifying the legend location.
- Click the positioning control, which defaults to Right. Sheets displays a variety of locations where it can place the legend.
- Click once on the None option. (Yes, Sheets apparently considers "None" a location.) Sheets immediately hides the legend.
- Click elsewhere in your spreadsheet to accept your changes.
If you later want to display a legend you previously hid, right-click anywhere in the chart and choose Legend from the resulting Context menu. The legend is immediately displayed and you can make changes to its appearance, as desired.
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