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Last Updated: Aug 17, 2020     Views: 825

1. Click on Insert in the menu bar.

2. Click on Chart.

3. An Insert Chart dialog box will appear. Choose the type of chart you want and click OK.

4. The chart will appear in your document. A spreadsheet will also appear--this is where you enter the data your chart will illustrate. Use the four icons to the right of the chart to edit the chart's layout, elements, and style.


1. Click on Insert --> Chart.

screenshot of Insert ribbon in Microsoft Word

2. In the Insert Chart dialog box, choose the type of chart you want and click OK.

screenshot of Insert Chart dialog box in Microsoft Word

3. The chart will appear in your document along with a spreadsheet for entering the chart's data. Enter the data to be illustrated with the chart. Use the four icons to the right of the chart to make edits to the chart's layout, elements, and style.

screenshot of a chart in Microsoft Word

For more help, see Microsoft's directions on inserting a chart into Word

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