Create a chart

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. 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.
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.

For more information about working with charts— for example, how to add data labels, change the scale of the value axis, 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 change to show the Graph or Excel menus and buttons.

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