Using charts and tables as illustrations

You may not think of charts and tables as illustrations, but Word certainly thinks of them in those terms. More specifically, Word treats charts and tables as objects just as it does any picture, shape, icon, or 3D model. In this section, you will see that tables do not have as many options for text wrapping, but you can still make text flow around a table, just as you would in any other illustration.

To insert a chart into a Word document, you simply need to go to the Insert tab and look in the Illustrations section, just as you would any other illustration. When you click the Chart button, the Insert Chart window will open:

Figure 10.49 – The Insert Chart window

Now, you can select the type of chart you wish to use and add your data.

When you insert a chart into a document, Word will place it at your insertion point, in line with the text, the same as it does with most other illustrations:

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