How to Add a Chart in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a popular tool for creating text documents, which is actively used both for home use and among corporate users. In particular, in addition to text, Word often requires inserting other information, such as diagrams.

Creating a diagram in Microsoft Word is not difficult - the program provides built-in tools for this, access to which will vary depending on the version of the text editor used on your computer.

Building a chart in Microsoft Word 2003

1. Click on the button in the upper left corner "Insert", and then go to the section “Drawing” – “Diagram”.
   
   
   
   
   
2. A preliminary diagram will be displayed on the screen. Right-click on it and select "Chart Type".
   
   
3. Set the appropriate chart option and save the changes. Left-click once on the chart to display the editing panel. Here you will need to enter all the required information into the chart - names, numerical values ​​and other required information.
   

Building a chart in Microsoft Word 2007 and higher

If you are a user of a more modern version of a text editor, access to the chart creation function will be slightly different.

1. Go to the tab "Insert" and select the item "Diagram"
   
   
   
   
   
2. A window will appear on the screen in which you will need to select the type of chart, after which it will be displayed in the document. To start editing a diagram, click on it once with the left mouse button.
   

Transferring a chart from Microsoft Excel

If the chart was created in a popular spreadsheet editor, but needs to be transferred to Microsoft Word, then completing the task is very simple.

Method 1: Copy the chart

1. Select a chart in Excel with one click of the left mouse button, and then enter a hotkey combination Ctrl + C or right-click on it and select the item "Copy".
   
   
2. Finally, all you have to do is open the Word document and type the key combination Ctrl + V.
   

Method 2: Taking a screenshot of the chart

This method is useful if you need to insert a Word diagram from another program or website. The idea is that you will take a screenshot of the diagram, and then paste the resulting image into Word.

1. A standard application is ideal for chart capture "Scissors", pre-installed on all computers running Windows OS. You can find this application through Windows search.
   
   
   
   
   
2. A small program window will appear on the screen, in which you will need to click on the button "Create"to start taking a screenshot.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Using a tool "Scissors" you will need to frame the diagram. As soon as you release the mouse button, the resulting screenshot will be displayed in the built-in editor. To save the image, click on the floppy disk icon, after which you will need to specify the destination folder for the saved file in Windows Explorer.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Now open the document in Word where you will paste the diagram and go to the section "Insert", selecting next item "Drawing".
   
   
   
   
   
5. An explorer will appear on the screen, in which you should select the previously saved screenshot. Once the image is selected, the diagram will appear in the document.
   
   
   
   

Actually, these are all the ways to add a diagram in Microsoft Word. We hope this instructional article was useful to you. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments.