How to Create a Chart in Microsoft Word!

A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart.A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structure and provides different info. While working with MS word sometimes you may have to use chart to complete your presentation. In this post I'm gonna show how to create chart in MS word 2010.

When you insert a chart into a MS Word document, a sample chart is embedded in the document. The data used to plot the sample chart is stored in an Excel worksheet that is associated with the Word file. You have the same access to the powerful charting features as you do in Excel and PowerPoint. So, you don't need to create a chart in Excel and then import it to Word, because the capabilities are the same. Let's see how to do it...

Note: Creating chart in MS word may be different in different MS word version. The steps that I'm sharing in this post applies to MS Word 2010.


Creating Chart in MS Word:

• First open the MS Word and open your Document.
• Then click on Insert tab and click Chart. The Insert Chart dialog box will open.
  
• Then in the Insert Chat box from the Left panel Choose your desired Chat type.
  
• Then click OK. Now you can see Microsoft Excel displaying a sheet containing dummy data for the chart. (Word remains open in its own window, and the two windows are arranged side by side)
  
• Now you can change the data in Excel as you need. And the changes will reflects in the chart them automatically.
  
• Finally switch to the Word window to view the chart.

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