It’s very simple for students of any age to create a bar (column) graph using a spreadsheet. It’s so easy, even a teacher can do it!

1. 1.Open a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
   

   

   
   

2. 2.Enter some data. For this example, we’ll take use “favorite fall sports”.
   
   

3. 3.Highlight any cells that have data in them.
   
   

4. 4.Click the Chart Wizard icon - or pull down the Insert menu to Chart.
   

   

   
   

5. 5.Follow the steps of the wizard to create the chart.
   Move and/or resize the chart if you want.
   
   

6. 6.Double-click different elements of the chart to change the color, alignment, style, etc.
   

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