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  1. Go to the Insert Tab.

    The Insert Tab in Google Slides
  2. Click Chart, then the type of chart you want to make.

    The Insert expansion menu with Chart selected. There are four types of charts to make. Bar, Column, Line, Pie.
  3. Your chart will appear on your slide. To edit your chart, click on the chart and go to the top right corner. Click the 3 button icon next to Linked Chart and click Open Source. This will open a spreadsheet that allows you to change your data.

    A chart with the Linked Chart dropdown menu open.
  4. To change your data, click on your chart in Google Sheets and click the 3 button icon. Click Edit Chart. The Chart Editor will appear on the right side of the screen. There you can go to the Customize Section to add data and make changes to the pie slices.

    A pie chart in Google Sheets with the Chart Editor open on the right side of the screen.A pie chart of the most popular sports in the USA with data.
  5. The last step for making a chart accessible is by adding Data Labels. Data labels are very important for accessibility purposes. You should always include a title, axis labels, data labels, and any other relevant labels that make the graph easy to understand. If data labels are not present, then readers will have fewer queues to help them read the information. Charts, tables, and graphs cannot be read by screen readers without their labels, so always add them. In our example, data labels have already been added, but the numbers are grey and have a low color contrast to the background. You can fix this by adding the data to the pie slices.

    A pie chart with inaccessible data labels. The font is gray and has a low color contrast ratio.
Warning

This chart has data labels with low color contrast.

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