How to Create a Graph in Office

In the Microsoft Office suite, you can create graphs and charts in both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The types of graphs and charts you can create include a line graph, a pie chart, a scatter graph, a bar chart, a column chart, bubble graphs, doughnut charts, stock charts and radar graphs. As long as you have already created the data you want to use in the graph, you can implement a graph into a Word document or Excel worksheet.

Instructions

Excel 2010

1. Select the data that you want to use in the graph. Select on the cells that contain the data and not the header or label cells.

2. Click on the Chart Wizard icon, which is in the "Insert" tab and the "Charts" Group. Choose the type of graph you want, such as a bar graph or line graph.

3. Name your chart and the X and Y axis in the "Chart Tools" area. Get this to display by clicking anywhere in the chart.

Word 2010

1. Select the "Inserts" tab at the top of your screen and go to the "Illustrations" group. Click on "Chart."

2. View the types of charts on the "Insert Chart" screen and select the type that you want to add to your Word document by clicking on it and then clicking "OK." This action will open Excel on your computer, or Microsoft Graph if you do not have Excel.

3. Edit your chart data, if you need to and select the data that you want to use in your chart. When done, click back onto the open Word window to import the data and create the chart.

References

• Microsoft: Chart Your Data in a Worksheet in Excel
• Microsoft: Add a Chart to a Document in Word