Use Word to create a chart from existing Excel data You don't need Microsoft Excel to chart data in an existing Excel file; you can simply import that data and chart it entirely in Microsoft Word.

However, if you add a series of data points to a spreadsheet, Excel doesn't know to include these on an existing chart. To include this data, you must manually add the series to the chart.

You can easily create a graph in Google Sheets to get a visual representation of your data. Here's how to use Google Sheets to create a graph.

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