Create Diagrams in Word 2002, Excel 2002, and PowerPoint 2002

You can add a variety of diagrams to your Microsoft Excel 2002 spreadsheet, Microsoft Word 2002 document, or Microsoft PowerPoint® 2002 presentation. Using the diagramming tool on the Drawing toolbar, you can create one of the following diagram types:

For an example that demonstrates how to create a specific type of diagram, read Create a Food Pyramid Diagram in Office XP.

What is a diagram?

A diagram is a type of drawing you can create and use to illustrate conceptual information and enliven documents and presentations (diagrams are not numerically based).

 Note   The word "diagram" is used in this article to denote the type of drawing you can create and edit using the Diagram toolbar in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. For information about creating a greater variety of diagrams and drawings for your Office documents, read about Microsoft Visio . For information about adding an organization chart to your Word document, Excel worksheet, or PowerPoint presentation, see Create Organization Charts in Office XP.

To add a diagram to your document, worksheet, or presentation

1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Insert Diagram or Organization Chart.
2. Click the diagram type you want, and then click OK.
3. Do one or more of the following:
• If you want to add text to an element in the diagram, right-click the element, click Edit Text, and then type the text.
  For cycle and target diagrams, you can only add text to the text placeholders that appear when you insert the diagram or diagram element.
• If you want to add an element, click Insert Shape on the Diagram toolbar.
• If you want to add a preset design scheme, click AutoFormat on the Diagram toolbar, and select a style from the Diagram Style Gallery.
4. Click outside the drawing when you are finished.

 Note   When you insert a diagram, you cannot move or size an individual element in the diagram. To do this, you must first turn off the AutoLayout feature by clicking AutoLayout on the Format menu. For more information about using AutoLayout, read Formatting Diagrams and Organization Charts in Office XP.

To change the diagram type

• Click Change to on the Diagram toolbar and then click the diagram type you want.

You can change the diagram type at any time. When you change the diagram type, the colors, the number of shapes, the text, and the text formatting of your original diagram are preserved.

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