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Add Effects to a Chart Element.
You can make your chart elements more visually striking by customizing them with special
effects. For most chart elements, you can add one or more effects, including a shadow,
glow, or bevel. In all cases, however, make sure that the effects you apply do not make
the element more difficult to read or to decipher, and that the effects you use do not distract
the reader from the chart itself.
Add a Shadow Effect.
Click the chart element you want to format.
Click the Format tab.
Click the Effects .
Click Shadow.
Click the shadow effect you want to apply.
Excel formats the element with the shadow you selected.
Add a Glow Effect.
Click the chart element you want to format.
Click the Format tab.
Click the Effects .
Click Glow.
Click the glow effect you want to apply.
Excel formats the element with the glow you selected.
Add a Bevel Effect.
Click the chart element you want to format.
Click the Format tab.
Click the Effects .
Click Bevel.
Click the bevel effect you want to apply.
Excel formats the element with the bevel you selected.