Microsoft Word Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

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Insert and modify charts

In this chapter

• Create charts

• Modify charts

• Format charts

You’ll often find it helpful to reinforce the argument you make in a document by providing facts and figures. When it’s more important for your audience to understand trends than identify precise values, use a chart to present numerical information in visual ways.

You can create a chart directly in a document or import a completed chart from another app. The chart takes on the design elements of the document template and blends in with the rest of the document content. You can modify the chart layout and the included elements to provide the visual imagery that you want.

This chapter guides you through procedures related to creating, modifying, and formatting ...