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How to Insert a Bar Graph in Word 1. Click Insert (upper left hand corner of the window) Click Chart (defaults to Column and the first box) Click OK 2. An Excel sheet should open in another window with “Category” rows and “Series” columns. To add more Category rows drag the lower right hand corner of the BLUE box down two spaces. Next, drag the BLUE box to the left one row so that only Series 1 and Series 2 are in the BLUE box. 3. Change each Category box to reflect the six activities Category 1: Knot Category 2: Shoe Category 3: Bottle; etc… Then, change Series 1: Activity with Thumbs Series 2: Activity without Thumbs 4. Record the data you collected for each activity in the appropriate column. 5. Once all of your data is entered close the Excel window. (You do not need to save the Excel spreadsheet but now would be a GREAT time to SAVE your Word document.) At this point your graph should look something like this:
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How to Insert a Bar Graph in Word
1. Click Insert (upper left hand corner of the window)Click Chart (defaults to Column and the first box)
Click OK
2. An Excel sheet should open in another window with “Category” rows and “Series” columns. To add more Category rows drag the lower right hand corner of the BLUE box down two spaces. Next, drag the BLUE box to the left one row so that only Series 1 and Series 2 are in the BLUE box.
3. Change each Category box to reflect the six activitiesCategory 1: KnotCategory 2: Shoe Category 3: Bottle; etc…
Then, change Series 1: Activity with Thumbs Series 2: Activity without Thumbs
4. Record the data you collected for each activity in the appropriate column.
5. Once all of your data is entered close the Excel window. (You do not need to save the Excel spreadsheet but now would be a GREAT time to SAVE your Word document.)
At this point your graph should look something like this:
6. Click on the Chart Tools box and choose the Layout tab. If you don’t see the Chart Tools option highlighted in green then single click anywhere inside your chart.
7. Select Chart Title and Above Chart.
8. Type the title of your graph into the Text Box.
9. Select Axis Title, Primary Horizontal Axis Title, and Title Below Axis.
10. Type the title of your X-axis into the Text Box.
11. Select Axis Title, Primary Vertical Axis Title, and Rotated Title.
12. Type the title of your Y-axis into the Text Box.
13. SAVE your Word document because you just completed your graph!!!!
