How do I Bring an Excel Chart into a Word Document?

Cabrillo College Library Workshops Schedule Back to Web Workshops homepage	Once you have an Excel chart, you bring it into a Word document by following these steps: Open Word (Start -> Word) Click on the chart in Excel. Some square dots appear on the chart, indicating that the entire chart has been selected To copy the chart -- hold down the Ctrl key, and press the letter C (for copy). Or, click on the menu item "Edit" at the top of your screen, then click on the sub-menu item "Copy." Go to your Word document. Position the cursor where you want to insert the chart. To paste the chart -- hold down the Ctrl key, and press the letter V (to paste). Or, click on the menu item "Edit" at the top of your screen, then click on the sub-menu item "Paste." It's essentially the same steps you use for bringing an image into a Word document. Questions or problems? Don't hesitate to ask! Topsy N. Smalley last rev. 10/19/03

Once you have an Excel chart, you bring it into a Word document by following these steps:

Open Word (Start -> Word)
Click on the chart in Excel. Some square dots appear on the chart, indicating that the entire chart has been selected
To copy the chart -- hold down the Ctrl key, and press the letter C (for copy). Or, click on the menu item "Edit" at the top of your screen, then click on the sub-menu item "Copy."
Go to your Word document. Position the cursor where you want to insert the chart.
To paste the chart -- hold down the Ctrl key, and press the letter V (to paste). Or, click on the menu item "Edit" at the top of your screen, then click on the sub-menu item "Paste."

It's essentially the same steps you use for bringing an image into a Word document.

Questions or problems? Don't hesitate to ask!

Topsy N. Smalley last rev. 10/19/03