Inserting charts

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Inserting charts

With the ribbon command Insert | group Objects | Chart frame chart_insert_icon you can insert new charts into the document.

To do so, proceed as follows:

1.Select the cells containing the values to be displayed in a chart.
Tip: If the selection contains row and/or column headings, these headings can be used to automatically label the axes and the legend.
2.Choose the ribbon command Insert | group Objects | Chart frame chart_insert_icon to open the dialog box. (Click on the icon itself.)
Alternatively, you can click on the small arrow of the icon to list a dropdown menu with various chart types that you can insert directly by clicking on them. If you choose More here, the dialog box will be shown again.
3.In the dialog box, you can specify which type of chart you want to insert. To do so, select the required Chart type and Subtype.
For more information about chart types, see Changing the chart type.
4.Confirm with OK.
5.The chart is now inserted.
You can then move or resize the chart:
To move the chart, click on it and (with the left mouse button still held down) drag it to the desired position.
To resize it, drag one of the round handles surrounding the chart.