Chart Properties dialog box – Trendlines tab

Chart Properties shortcut menu > Chart – Trendlines tab

You can add or remove trendlines for each data series in a chart.

Select series

Select a data series to put a trendline on.

Trendline type

Choose what type of trendline to put on the selected data series.

  • Add button
    Click to add the selected trendline to the chart.
  • Remove button
    Click to remove the selected trendline from the chart.
Displayed trendlines

This list box shows the trendlines that have been added to the chart.

Trendline options
  • Interval
    Specify the interval for a moving average trendline. Not applicable to other types of trendlines.
  • Degree
    Specify the degree for a polynomial trendline. Not applicable to other types of trendlines.
  • Show trendlines in legend
    Enable this check box to show trendlines in the chart’s legend. This setting applies to all displayed trendlines.

Chart Properties dialog box – Trendlines tab