Make a Graph in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a word processing program that can create complex documents, including technical documents and business and marketing brochures. Word can format text, but it also can create shapes. One special feature in Microsoft Word allows users to create document visual aids such as graphs or charts. These visual aids break up boring "gray" text and can add color to a report or brochure.

Open Microsoft Word. Click the "Insert" tab and select "Chart" in the illustrations group.

Select the type of chart, choose the chart style and click "OK."



Microsoft Excel, the Office suite spreadsheet program, will open.
Fill out the spreadsheet with the data you would like portrayed in the chart.

Close the Excel spreadsheet.
Click the "Design," "Layout" and "Format" tabs under the Chart Tools to determine what you can do with the text and format of the graph.

Finish your word document, save it and close it.