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Change the shape style of a selected chart element Click anywhere in the chart. This displays the Chart Tools, adding the Design, Layout, and Format tabs. On the Format tab, in the Current Selection group, click the arrow next to the Chart Elements box, and then select the chart element that you want to format.

TL;DR Remove unnecessary elements that clutter the chart and make it harder to understand. For example, eliminate unnecessary axes. Distribute bars evenly by making them wider and reducing the spacing between them. Additionally, remove background lines that can be distracting. Avoid excessive styling and 3D effects.

You can add shapes, such as boxes, circles, and arrows, to your documents, email messages, slide shows, and spreadsheets. To add a shape, click Insert, click Shapes, select a shape, and then click and drag to draw the shape.

To change the size manually, click the chart, and then drag the sizing handles to the size that you want. To use specific height and width measurements, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter the size in the Height and Width box. . Then in the Scale Height and Scale Width boxes, enter the numbers that you want.

Select all the bars in your chart, right click them, and choose Format Data Series... from the context menu. Or, just double click the bars. On the Format Data Series pane, under Series Options, select the Column shape you want.

Change a shape in Excel Click the shape that you want to change. To select multiple shapes, press and hold Ctrl while you click the shapes. ... Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape . ... Point to Change Shape, and then click the shape that you want.

Apply a predefined shape or line style On a chart, click the chart element that you want to change, or do the following to select it from a list of chart elements: Click a chart. ... On the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click a predefined shape style or line style.