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Add a note in an Excel chartClick the chart to activate the Chart Tools, and then click Format > Text Box (in the Insert Shapes group).Draw a text box in the chart area as below screenshot shown, and type the note content as you need in the text box.More items...

Footnote is explanatory text related to the data displayed by the graph. For additional information on displaying and formatting titles and labels for a graph, see Creating titles and labels.

Source notes. The source note indicates the specific source of the statistic. In general, the source note refers the user to the original (or primary) source and gives credit to the originating report, or in the case of new tabulations, the data file.

Footnotes or headnotes: In tables, footnotes are attached to specific cells, including cells that contain column headings or row headings. However, if the contents of a footnote apply to the entire table, it is best to use a headnote, which typically appears after the title of the table but before its body.

Click Element Properties if the Element Properties dialog box is not displayed. In the Edit Properties Of list, select a title, subtitle, or footnote (for example, Title 1). In the content box, type the text associated with the title, subtitle, or footnote. Click Apply.

Tip. To create a custom footnote that appears on all your graphs and that includes items such as the date or the project name, choose Tools > Options > Graphics > Annotation > My Footnote. You can change the text and the font, style, size, and color of the text on the Font tab.

Footnote is explanatory text related to the data displayed by the graph. For additional information on displaying and formatting titles and labels for a graph, see Creating titles and labels. Legend displays the markers and labels that distinguish each series on a graph.