HowtoMakeaGraphonMSWord

• OpenupMicrosoftWord

• InsertChart(selecttherightone!)andthenitwillappearlikethison

yourscreen:

Limityourdatatotheamountofitemsthatyouneedbychangingthe

boundariesoftheblueboxaroundthedata.Todothat,clickthebottomright

corner(it’sthicker)anddragit

EnteringtheData

• EnterthegraphtitlewhereitsaysSeries1

• Entercategorynames(manipulated/independentvariables)whereitsays

Category1,Category2,etc.

• Enterinyournumericaldata(responding/dependentvariable)inthe

othercells(replacingthenumbersthatarethere)

• Whenyouarefinished,clicktheredXatthetoprightcorneroftheExcel

document

ToReformattheTypeofDataintheCells

• Sometimesyourdatarequiresadifferentformat(date,time,etc.)

• Tochangetheformatofyourcells,highlightthecellsyouwanttochange,

andrightclick

• Select“Formatcells”andthisdialogueboxwillpopup

• Selecttheformatthatbestsuitsyourdata,andclick“Ok”

**Remember,donotputwordsandnumbersinyourdatacells.Excel

can’tgraphwords.**

ToLabeltheAxis:

**Clickonthegraphsothecorrectformattingoptionscomeup.Theywill

appeargreenatthetop.

• LayoutAxisTitlesPrimaryHorizontalAxisTitle(forx‐axis)Title

BelowAxisandthentypeinyourX‐axistitle

• LayoutAxisTitlesPrimaryVerticalAxisTitleRotatedTitleandthen

typeinyourY‐axistitle