How to Create a chart

Create a chart

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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  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.

Microsoft Word offers a number of ways to make a table. 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.
3. Drag to select the number of rows and columns you want.
1. Click in the table.
2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and then click Table.
3. On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
4. 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.