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    Removing Graph Clutter: Don’t Forget the Leader Lines

    Updated on: Aug 11th, 2015
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    Removing leader lines from pie charts

    Software typically gets better with time. New graph types are added, more color palettes are available, and editing tools are easier to locate and faster to use.

    Excel 2013’s leader lines are an exception. Leader lines are those gray or black lines that connect the labels with their corresponding pie slices or bars. They add unwanted clutter to graphs.

    Please, remove those leader lines from pie charts:
    Removing leader lines from pie charts

    And remove leader lines from bar charts:
    Removing leader lines from pie charts

    And don’t forget to take them off your scatter plots:
    Removing leader lines from scatter plots
    Removing leader lines is simple. Click on the lines themselves and hit the Delete key on your keyboard.

    Or, right-click on the leader lines, select Format Leader Lines, and click No Line.

    Voila! One less mess in your graph.

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    Ann K. Emery is a sought-after speaker who is determined to get your data out of spreadsheets and into stakeholders’ hands. Each year, she leads more than 100 workshops, webinars, and keynotes for thousands of people around the globe. Her design consultancy also overhauls graphs, publications, and slideshows with the goal of making technical information easier to understand for non-technical audiences.

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