How to Make a Chart in AbiWord
AbiWord is a free word processing program with support for Microsoft Word, OpenOffice and other popular file formats. Abiword lacks some of the advanced features found in other word processing programs, but it has basic support for creating and editing simple charts. AbiWord's charting capability is limited to simple tables, and the program does not support graphs.
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Instructions
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Create From Toolbar
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Click the "View" menu, then click "Toolbars" and "Table" to display the table toolbar under the standard and formatting toolbars.
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Click on the leftmost button in the table toolbar to open the "Insert Table" prompt.
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Enter the number of rows and columns you want in your table in the correct boxes, and click "OK."
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Click the second button from the left to add a new row to your table. Click the third button to add a new column. Click the fourth button to delete the currently selected row from the table. Click the fifth button to delete the current column.
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Click on a cell and click the sixth button from the left side of the table toolbar to merge multiple cells into one cell. Select the cell that you want to merge with the current cell from the dialog box. Click on a cell and click the seventh button to split the current cell into multiple cells. Select the direction that you want the cell to split from the dialog box.
Create From Text
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Type a series of values into your AbiWord document. Put a comma between each value that belongs in its own cell and a new line between each set of rows.
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Highlight the text you want to convert to a table.
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Click "Split Text at Commas or Tabs" in the "Create Table From Text" section of the "Table" menu.
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