Create a chart in word

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1. On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
2. In the Object type box, click Microsoft Graph Chart, and then click OK.

Graph displays a chart and its associated sample data in a table called a datasheet.

3. To replace the sample data, click a cell (cell: A box formed by the intersection of a
row and column in a worksheet or a table, in which you enter information.) on the
datasheet, and then type the new text or numbers. If needed, you can import data
from a text file, a Lotus 1-2-3 file, or a Microsoft Excel worksheet. You can also
copy data from another program.
4. To return to Microsoft Word, click the Word document.

Note If you close the datasheet you can reopen it by double-clicking the chart and then
clicking Datasheet on the View menu.

Create a chart from a Word table

1. Create a table in Word, with text labels in the top row and left column, and
numbers in other cells.

How?

Microsoft Word offers a number of ways to make a table (table: One or more rows
of cells commonly used to display numbers and other items for quick reference
and analysis. Items in a table are organized into rows and columns.). The best way
depends on how you like to work, and on how simple or complex the table needs
to be.

1. Click where you want to create a table.

2. Click Insert Table on the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with

buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a
toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars
tab.).
3. Drag to select the number of rows and columns you want.
2. Click in the table.
3. On the Table menu, point to Select, and then click Table.
4. On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
5. In the Object type box, double-click Microsoft Graph Chart.
 Word displays a chart with the information from the table you created. The data
associated with the chart is in a table called a datasheet.

You can edit the data in the chart by clicking a cell on the datasheet and revising
the entry.

6. To return to Word, click the Word document.

Get Help about charts

For more information about working with charts— for example, how to add data
labels (data label: A label that provides additional information about a data marker, which
represents a single data point or value that originates from a worksheet cell.), change the
scale of the value axis (axis: A line bordering the chart plot area used as a frame of
reference for measurement. The y axis is usually the vertical axis and contains data. The
x-axis is usually the horizontal axis and contains categories.), or troubleshoot charts
— use the following procedure to see Microsoft Excel Help or Microsoft Graph Help. To
work with charts created in Graph or Excel, you must have Graph or Excel installed.

1. In Word, double-click the chart.

The menus and toolbars (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to
carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu,
and then click the Toolbars tab.) change to show the Graph or Excel menus and
buttons.

2. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Graph Help or Microsoft Excel Help.