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Modify the Legend for a Chart

A step-by-step guide to working with legends created with the GEMS Charting (Preview) tool

Updated over 9 months ago

As the appearance of a chart’s lines and boxes are updated, a legend is automatically created by GEMS Charting.

Please note: For more information on editing the visual appearance of a box or line, see Change the Appearance of Boxes and Lines in a Chart. For more information on creating custom formatting rules, see Create Custom Formatting Rules for a Chart. For more information on applying Templates, see Apply a Template to a Chart.

To view and edit the legend, click the Legends button in the Sub Charts panel.

To edit the label for any of the boxes or lines displayed in the legend, do the following:

Please note: Only Charting Tool Edit Users can edit legends. For more information on Charting Tool Edit Users, see this article.

Click the box or line whose label needs to be edited to open the Data panel for that box or line.

In the “Title” field on the newly opened Data panel, enter the desired label.

Click Update Legend to save the new label.

Click the Close icon in the Data panel to close the Data panel and Sub Charts panel, or click another box or line to edit its label.

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