HOW TO HOW TO MANUALLY MAKE MANUALLY MAKE

GRAPHS IN MS GRAPHS IN MS WORD WORD

drawing of the histogram drawing of the histogram and frequency polygon and frequency polygon without using any without using any computer software. How computer software. How do you do this???do you do this???

The following is a simple The following is a simple step-by-step procedure on step-by-step procedure on how to make the graphs in how to make the graphs in MS Word manually MS Word manually without inserting the without inserting the chart.chart.

HOW TO MAKE THE HOW TO MAKE THE HISTOGRAMHISTOGRAM

Histogram

The table below will be used in The table below will be used in constructing the histogram.constructing the histogram.

STEPS IN MAKING THE STEPS IN MAKING THE HISTOGRAMHISTOGRAM

1. Type the heading on the 1. Type the heading on the desired area of the MS Word desired area of the MS Word

page you are working on.page you are working on.

2. On the menu bar, click 2. On the menu bar, click Table, then click Insert, Table, then click Insert,

then click Table.then click Table.

3. Fill in the desired number 3. Fill in the desired number of columns and rows. In our of columns and rows. In our case, 9 columns and 16 rows case, 9 columns and 16 rows would do. You then click ‘Ok’.would do. You then click ‘Ok’.

4. Fill in the x-axis with the 4. Fill in the x-axis with the class marks and the y-axis class marks and the y-axis

with the frequency using the with the frequency using the table showed abovetable showed above

5. Type the label of the x-5. Type the label of the x-axis.axis.

The y-axis can be labeled The y-axis can be labeled with the use of the text box.with the use of the text box.

6. Based on the given 6. Based on the given table, color the cells table, color the cells appropriately by first, appropriately by first,

highlighting the column.highlighting the column.

7. Second, right click the 7. Second, right click the area and then click borders area and then click borders

and shadingand shading

8. Click the shading tab 8. Click the shading tab and choose the color you and choose the color you want and then click ‘ok’.want and then click ‘ok’.

You will now have one You will now have one colored bar. colored bar.

Repeat steps #6-#8 in Repeat steps #6-#8 in order to make the other order to make the other bars of the histogram.bars of the histogram.

HOW TO MAKE THE HOW TO MAKE THE FREQUENCY POLYGONFREQUENCY POLYGON

Do steps #1-#5.Do steps #1-#5.

To draw the line of the frequency To draw the line of the frequency polygon, click the line icon on the polygon, click the line icon on the

tool bar then draw/plot on the graph tool bar then draw/plot on the graph based on the given table above.based on the given table above.

Continue repeating the steps of Continue repeating the steps of clicking the line icon on the tool clicking the line icon on the tool bar and drawing/plotting on the bar and drawing/plotting on the graph until you’ve finished the graph until you’ve finished the

polygonpolygon

The colors of the lines can be The colors of the lines can be changed by clicking the line itself, changed by clicking the line itself, then click the line color icon on the then click the line color icon on the tool bar and click the desired color.tool bar and click the desired color.

The thickness of the lines can be The thickness of the lines can be changed by clicking the line to be changed by clicking the line to be

edited and then click line style at the edited and then click line style at the tool bar and choose the desired line tool bar and choose the desired line

thicknessthickness

You now have the finished You now have the finished frequency polygon.frequency polygon.