Advanced Report Design - Professional SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services - page 242

Figure 6-80
On the Legend tab, use properties to place the legend at the bottom, in the lower-right corner of the
chart with labels arranged in a row (short and wide), as in Figure 6-81 Use Display Legend Inside
Plot Area to maximize the size of the chart that works well on pie and doughnut charts that have
free corner space. This, however, will often cause the legend to overlap the chart area for some types
of charts.
Use the 3-D property settings at your discretion (see Figure 6-82). You often have to play with these
settings to achieve the right balance between an effective 3-D rendering and an accurate display
of data.