To create a simple chart from scratch in Word, click Insert > Chart and pick the chart you want. Click Insert > Chart . Click the chart type and then double-click the chart you want.

You can add a chart to your Word document in one of two ways: insert a chart by embedding it into your Word document or paste an Excel chart into your Word document that is linked to data in an Excel worksheet.

To visualize complex data in an Office file, insert a chart. If you’d like to create a chart in PowerPoint or Word, select Insert > Chart . The default is a Column, but you have different options to choose from.

The simplest way to insert a chart from an Excel spreadsheet into your Word document is to use the copy and paste commands. You can change the chart, update it, and redesign it without ever leaving Word.

Select Create > Form Design. Select Insert Chart > Line > Line. Click on the Form Design grid in the location where you want to place the chart. Resize the chart for better readability. In the Chart Settings pane, select Queries, and then select the query you want. For example, select RainMeasuresQry. To configure the chart, select options ...

Important: In Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, this step works a little differently: On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Chart. In the Insert Chart window, on the All Charts tab, select Box & Whisker.

Learn how to create a chart in Excel and add a trendline. Visualize your data with a column, bar, pie, line, or scatter chart (or graph) in Office.

Select Insert > Chart > Pie and then pick the pie chart you want to add to your slide. In the spreadsheet that appears, replace the placeholder data with your own information. For more information about how to arrange pie chart data, see Data for pie charts .

When you create a chart in an Excel worksheet, a Word document, or a PowerPoint presentation, you have a lot of options. Whether you’ll use a chart that’s recommended for your data, one that you’ll pick from the list of all charts, or one from our selection of chart templates, it might help to know a little more about each type of chart.

Make pictures, charts, or other objects align on the page, or with each other, by using “snap to” commands. "Snap to" commands only work in Print Layout view. Turn on the snap-to options. Select a chart, picture, or object in the document. On the right end of the ribbon, select Picture Format > Align Objects > Grid Settings.