#### Formatting the pies

To format the pie of a pie chart, follow the steps below:

1. Right-click any portion of a pie in the pie chart, and then select Format Pie to open the Format Pie dialog.
2. In the General tab, set the options for the pies in the chart as required.

   In the Gap Amount field, enter a number to set the distance between every two adjacent pies. In the Explode Amount field, enter a number to specify the distance between the sections in each pie and the pie center. In the Data Label Type field, specify the type of the data labels for the pie sections.

3. In the Fill and Border tabs, set the fill and border modes for the sections (for details, see Formatting the platform). Click the Pattern List button in the Fill tab to specify the patterns that will apply to the sections according to your requirements.
4. In the Data Label tab, specify whether or not to show data labels for every section, and if to show, the position of the label related to the section. In the Font and Effects boxes, set the font formats and effects of the labels.
5. When done, click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog.

See also Format Pie dialog for detailed explanation about options in the dialog.