Charts > Inserting charts > Inserting charts via PlanMaker

The most convenient way to insert a chart is to take a little "detour" and use the PlanMaker spreadsheet application to create the chart. Then copy the chart to the clipboard, switch to Write and paste it there.

The advantage of this method is that PlanMaker is simply the most suitable option for entering data and also for creating charts. It has many features that you can only find in a spreadsheet application. (Of course, this method only works if you have PlanMaker installed.)

Proceed as follows:

1.	In PlanMaker (not in Write!), enter the numeric values to be displayed in table cells.

Alternatively, you can simply open a file that already contains this data.

2.	Select the cells with this data and choose the ribbon command Insert \| Chart frame to create a chart. (For more information, see the "Charts" chapter in the PlanMaker manual.)

Alternatively, you can simply open a file that already contains the desired chart.

3.	If the chart is not already selected, click on it to select it.

4.	Use the ribbon command Home \| Copy to copy the chart to the clipboard.

5.	Switch to Write.

6.	Place the cursor where you want to insert the chart.

7.	Use the ribbon command Home \| Paste to insert the chart.

The chart now appears in the document as an embedded object in the body text. To set the chart with a fixed position on the page, you can insert it as a chart frame (see below).

Note: The chart is not converted into a picture when it is inserted, but remains a chart. Thus, you can subsequently change its chart type or edit its data and settings at any time, for example.

Inserting as a chart frame

Alternatively, you can insert the chart as a frame. To do so, simply switch to object mode before inserting it into Write by choosing the ribbon command View | Object mode. Alternatively, convert the inserted chart on the contextual ribbon tab Chart into a frame using the command Convert (or via Convert to object frame from the context menu).

The difference is that frames are fixed at a fixed position on the page, thus they don't move when you insert or delete text above them. You also have more options for editing individual chart elements in frames.

For more information about frames, see Frames and drawings.

Inserting as an OLE object

A chart copied and pasted as described above has no connection to the original chart in PlanMaker. Thus, if you subsequently change the original in PlanMaker, this will have no effect on its copy in Write.

If you want to insert a chart that maintains a connection to the original chart in PlanMaker, you must insert it as an OLE object. To do so, use the ribbon command Insert | OLE object frame and select PlanMaker Chart as the object type.

For more information on handling OLE objects, see OLE objects.