Microsoft Excel 
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DELETING A CHART 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Try This Yourself: 
Same File Continue using the 
previous file with this 
exercise, or open the 
file E1317 
Charting_12.xlsx... 
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Click on Sheet 2 to 
see the chart in the 
worksheet, then click 
on the chart to select it 
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Press  to delete 
the chart 
 
1 
For Your Reference… 
To delete a chart: 
1. Click on the worksheet to see the chart, then 
click on the chart to select it 
2.  Press  
If you no longer require a chart you can easily 
delete it. With embedded charts you must first 
select the chart in the worksheet and then press 
the  key to delete the chart. With charts in  
chart sheets you can delete the sheet by right 
clicking on the chart sheet tab and choosing the 
deletion option. 
2 
Handy to Know… 
 Because it is so easy to delete a chart object 
it is also easy to delete it by accident! 
Remember, you can use the Undo feature in 
Excel to restore accidental deletions.