Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

Creating a Chart from Scratch

You don't have to have an existing table in your document to build a chart. You don't even need a pre-existing data source. You can open Graph 2000 using a set of dummy (fake) data, and then replace that data with your real data.

To do so, place your insertion point where you want the chart to appear. Then choose Insert, Picture, Chart. The default chart uses dummy values to create a two-series 3D column chart.

Working in the Datasheet Window

Alongside the chart is a datasheet window containing the dummy data, as shown in Figure 23.20. The datasheet looks much like a basic spreadsheet, except that you can enter only numbers and letters in it—it cannot handle formulas. The only purpose of the datasheet is to control ...