Creating
digital graphs
Year 7 HGS 2021
Learning
Goal
Success
criteria
Understand how to
create digital
graphs using
Microsoft Word
By the end of the
lesson I will have
created a climate
graph that reflects the
temperature and
Log onto your
computer
Open Microsoft Word.
Find the Microsoft Word icon
and double click it.
You may be able to find it by
clicking on the
icon.
Click on new blank
document.
Click on Insert on the tool bar,
then click chart.
Click on combo when the
chart options pop-up.
Change the series 2 chart type
to ‘line’, the tick ‘secondary axis’.
Once this is done, click ok.
Your page should look like
this.
Resize your excel text box. You can do this by resting
your cursor on the bottom of the box until you see a
double ended arrow. Click and drag to resize.
Now rest your cursor over the dot between
the red and blue sections. When you see an
arrow, click and select only columns A, B &
C.
Now rename the red sections
‘rainfall’ and ‘temperature’.
Now type the months of the year
into the purple section.
Now type your rainfall data from
your field research booklet into the
rainfall column.
Now type your Temperature data
from your field research booklet
into the temperature column.
Check your data, then click the x
on the excel data box.
Tada!!! You have made a climate
graph. Just a few more steps
before it is finished.
First… Rename your chart. Click
on ‘chart title’ and rename ‘climate
graph for pittsworth, qld’.
Now… Let’s check the axis information.
Rainfall should be on your left (0 – 120) and
temperature should be on your right (0 –
25).
this
then it’s time to change the
look of our graph.
Double click your graph until
you see the design panel…
Click the x in the ‘format
chart area’.
Click the ‘change colours’ tab
to change the colours on your
graph.
You can choose any colour
scheme available.
If you don’t like the available
colours, more can be found in
the design tab...
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Now Click on the 6 ‘chart
style’ to see your graph
change style.
You can choose any ‘chart
style’ available.
Once you have finalized your climate
graph’s colour scheme and style, save
to your documents, then print….
printed graph to your teacher.
This will be glued into your
field research booklet next
lesson.