Sometimes when you are preparing a report you would like to add a chart to your document. The good news is that you can, and it is also very easy to do.

Follow the steps below to create your chart in MS Word:

1. On the Insert menu, click Object.
    
2. Click the Create New tab.
    
3. In the Object type box, click Microsoft Graph Chart.
    
4. Click OK.

To replace the sample data, follow these steps:

• Click a cell on the datasheet.
   
• Type the new text or numbers.

If necessary, you can import data from a text file, a Lotus 1-2-3 file, or an MS Excel worksheet. You can also copy data from another program.

To return to MS Word, click the Word document.

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