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  1. After you have a created your data for a chart, highlight your data and select the Insert Tab.

    A table showing the most popular sports by percentageInsert Tab in Excel
  2. In the Chart section, click the Pie Chart Icon. Select the chart you would like to use.

    Pie Chart Button in Excel
  3. You now have a pie chart of your data, but it is inaccessible to some readers. In our example, we have a chart for the “Most Popular Sports in the USA.” Lots of important information is missing in this chart. A color blind user may not be able to tell which section is dedicated to which sport. Other users may not be able to tell the colors apart or know what the chart is trying to show them.

    A pie chart of the most popular sports with no numerical data visible.

    4. To make the pie chart accessible to all readers, click on the chart and click the plus sign in the top right corner. This will allow you to modify your chart and add information. In the chart below, Data Labels were added to show readers the sports in each section and their percentage of popularity.

    A pie chart of the most popular sports with numerical data and labels visible.Image Removed

Rules for Accessible Charts

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