How to Create a Google Chart With a Text Field
If you have made a spreadsheet with Google Docs and want to use a chart to help present the data, you might prefer to include a text field with the chart. Google Docs is a free online service that enables you to create, share and download a variety of document types, including word-processed documents, presentations, drawings and spreadsheets. After you type numbers into a spreadsheet with Google Docs, you can create a chart, such as a pie chart or a series of bars that illustrates the data.
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Start your Web browser, navigate to the Google website at google.com and log in to your Google account.
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Click "More" at the top of the page, and then click "Documents."
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Click the "Documents" pull-down menu, and then click "Spreadsheets" to see a list of your spreadsheets. Click the name of a spreadsheet to open it. If you haven't yet made a spreadsheet, click the "Create New" pull-down menu, and then click "Spreadsheet." Type a series of numbers in the cells of the spreadsheet that correspond to the data you wish to use for making a chart, such as sales figures per month, invoices or salaries.
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Select the cells you want to include in the chart. Click the "Chart" icon in the menu bar. The "Chart Editor" window appears.
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Click the thumbnail of a chart type to select it, such as a bar graph or a line chart.
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Click "Customize." A text box appears at the top of the Chart Editor window. Type text in the text box.
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Click the "Insert" button at the bottom of the window to insert the chart into the spreadsheet.
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