topic Re: Pie chart in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Pie chart

SeraphinaOettli — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:09:59 GMT

Hello, I have the following problem: In the pie chart I created from a layer, the labels are being cut off, even though the maximum character count is set high enough. Is there a way to enlarge the chart area without enlarging the pie itself, so that the labels are displayed in full?

Re: Pie chart

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:08:24 GMT

ArcGIS Pro doesn’t currently provide a control to “increase the chart canvas/margins” for a pie chart without effectively changing the pie/label layout. If labels are getting cut off, the supported approaches are to adjust the label settings instead.

Try these options:

In the chart’s Chart Properties pane → Slices tab → Labels, increase the Character limit (slice labels truncate by default). The full label is also available on hover.
Reduce what’s displayed in the slice labels (for example, show percentage only instead of category + value + percent).
Use Grouping threshold to combine small categories into Other, which reduces label crowding.

Re: Pie chart

ChristopherAllen — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:58:43 GMT

Hi @SeraphinaOettli , in addition to Robert's great suggestions, you can also try playing with the size/formatting of the data label text in the Format tab of the Chart Properties pane:

But in general we hope to improve the placement of data labels in an upcoming release, which you can track with ENH-000151672.

Thanks for your feedback!