How to Edit the Legend on Google Sheets on Android

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Last Updated: May 4, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the position of a chart or graph's legend on Google Sheets, using Android. If you want to edit the data or category headings in the legend, you will have to use a desktop internet browser.

Steps

1
Open the Google Sheets app on your Android. The Google Sheets app looks like a white table on a green sheet icon on your Apps menu.
2
Tap the spreadsheet you want to edit. Find the spreadsheet on your files list, and tap it to open the document.

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3
Tap a chart or graph in the spreadsheet. This will open your chart or graph on a new page.
4
Tap the
icon. This button is located on a toolbar at the top of your screen. The Chart menu will pop up at the bottom of your screen.
5
Tap Legend. This will allow you to edit the legend's position on the selected chart or graph.
6
Select a position for the legend. Your options include Right, Left, Top, Bottom, Inside, and None.
- Left and Right will align the legend to the left or right of your chart or graph.
- Top and Bottom shows the legend at the top or the bottom of your chart or graph.
- Inside embeds your legend into the visual area of your chart or graph.
- If you don't want to include a legend, select None.
7
Tap the
icon in the upper-left corner. This will save your legend's new position.

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Warnings

You can't change the data headings in your legend on the mobile app. If you want to change your legend's data headings, you'll have to use a desktop internet browser.

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