Selecting
If you have an embedded chart then you can easily select the chart.
There are two ways you can move an embedded chart:
1) By seleting the Chart Area.
2) By selecting the Chart Object.
Selecting the Chart Area
The chart is activated.
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Selecting the Chart Object
To select the chart as an object, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the chart with the left mouse button.
The chart is selected.
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A selected chart displays a black border.
To select a chart move the mouse anywhere over the chart and press the left mouse button.
You can deselect a chart by selecting any cell, with the left or right mouse button.
Naming a Chart
You can use the arrow button on the Drawing toolbar to select a chart and then type the name in the Name Box.
Important
You obviously cannot move a chart item to a location outside of the chart area.
When a chart is selected it has a black border with black handles
A chart is just an object that is placed in the drawing layer of the worksheet.
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