Excel isn't the only data charting software in town - you can add trend charts using Word, and then insert it into your document or distribute the chart on its own.

Example Sales Report: You are writing a sales report in Word and would like to include a chart that shows the latest sales trends for the North region. You have access to the worksheet data, which includes the latest sales results for the South, East, and North regions. Even if you don't have Excel, you can still create your chart in Word, and this is how we do it:

1. Go to Insert | Picture | Chart.

2. Go to Edit | Import File.

3. Navigate to the Excel file that contains the data and click Open.

4. Click the Range radio button and enter the range containing the data you want to chart.

5. Go to Chart | Type and select the 2-D column.

6. Click OK.

7. Go to Chart | Add Trendline.

8. Click North under Based On Series and click OK.

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