Though charts can be created in Word online, it is better to create them in Excel, especially if you have a lot of data to incorporate. Once the charts are made, you can easily integrate them into a Word document. This article tutorial takes you through how to copy-paste graphs from Excel to Word online.
How to copy paste graph from excel to Word online
As you know, Word Online has limited formatting options. When pasting a chart copied from an Excel sheet, you must manage it with limited options. Here are the available options for pasting the graph into an online Word document.
- Open the Excel sheet with the graph that you would like to copy. You can log in to Office online and access Excel or assess the file from the OneDrive website.
- You can select the graph once you have created the graph and have all the data in.
- Selection can be done by clicking on the first cell and then moving the selection across the graph without releasing the click.
- After the graph is selected, use the keyboard shortcut to copy the selection. Use Ctrl + C for Windows, and for Mac, Command + C. You can also use the copy option from the Home tab in the top menu or the copy option in the right-click menu.
- You can close the Excel sheet or minimize it. The content you copied will be saved on the clipboard.
Pasting the graph into the Word online document
- Now open your Word online document. You can log in to Word Online, Office Online, or OneDrive and access the document you would like to work on.
- Go to the section in the document where you need to insert the graph.
- Paste the graph into the document using one of these methods.
- Click on the Home tab in the top ribbon and click on Paste
- Use the keyboard shortcut to paste the graph into the document. Use Ctrl + V for Windows and Command + V for Mac.
- Use Right Click. You will have a dropdown menu.
- Here, you can go to Paste and choose from either Paste or Paste text only.
- Once you have pasted the graph into the document, you can save it and exit it.
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How to copy and paste graphs from Excel to Word on Mac?
On the desktop version of Word, you have more formatting options than on Word online. This section will take you through the steps involved in copy-pasting a graph from Excel to Word.
- Open Excel by looking for the file using Finder. If you have the file on Office online, log in to the site, download it, and open it.
- Insert the data required and create the graph. If you already have a graph created, move on to the next step.
- Select the graph by clicking on the first cell and moving to cover all the cells without releasing the click.
- Once you have selected the graph, you will need to copy it. To copy, use the keyboard shortcuts Command + C for Mac. You can copy the content using the copy option from the right-click dropdown menu. Another way of copying the graph is by