Display symbols in excel chart axis

Here is a quick excel tip to make your charts look professional by showing symbols in the axis labels instead of text.

Just follow these 4 simple steps:

• First identify the symbols you want to show on the axis or as data label from symbol fonts like webdings, wingdings or a custom dingbat font like company logos

  

• Now use this symbol characters as axis labels
• Finally change the font to the selected symbol font
• Really there is no 4th step, so go ahead add a little jazz to the chart. Happy Friday!

Some more charts with symbols used as axis labels / data labels.

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