How to Delete an Embedded Chart in Excel

Delete an Excel Chart Object
1. Launch Microsoft Excel. Click the “File” tab followed by “Open” and open the workbook document that contains the embedded chart.
2. Click the chart object to select and highlight the item. After it is highlighted, Excel displays a box around the chart with “handle” dots around the edge of the box.
3. Press the “Delete” or “Del” key on your computer keyboard to delete the embedded chart.
Delete an Excel Chart Sheet
4. Highlight the chart sheet in the Excel workbook document.
5. Click the “Home” tab on the main menu ribbon across the top of the document.
6. Click the down-arrow icon in the “Delete” section of the “Cells” group. Select “Delete Sheet” from the pull-down options list.
7. Click “OK” in the confirmation dialog box. Excel deletes the chart sheet and the chart object.