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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 31, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
It is not unusual to present data in both tabular and graphic forms in a report. Word makes it easy to do this. Once you have developed your table, you can convert the information directly into a graph. You do this in the following manner:
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2016-05-17 09:25:06
Amanda
That's brilliant, thank you!
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