GRAPHING+DATA


 * GRAPHING IN A WORD DOCUMENT **
 * Open Microsoft Word.


 * Click on the **//Insert Tab//** at the top of the screen.


 * Click on **C//hart.//**


 * Choose a //**chart type**// (line, column, pie, etc.) and click **OK.**
 * The chart will be inserted into your document and you will have a "split scrren" view of your word document and an Excel worksheet on which you will enter your data.


 * Enter your data on the **Excel** worksheet.


 * Change //CATEGORY 1// to //TEST 1//, //CATEGORY 2// to //TEST 2//, etc.; change SERIES 1 to //Student's Name//, SERIES 2 to //Class//, and SERIES 3 to //Benchmark//


 * Close the Excel worksheet


 * Use the //**Chart Tools Tab**//to customize your graph:
 * Design - type, data, layouts, style
 * Layout - insert shapes, text boxes, change labels (title) and axes
 * Format - shape styles, word art


 * Add a trendline
 * Right click on the student's line
 * Click on **//Add Trendline//** in the pop-up menu
 * "Linear" will already be chosen as the default
 * Close the box.