rotate an Excel chart pasted into Word

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Everett Joline

I created a chart in Excel that is best viewed and printed in landscape
view.
But after pasting it onto a page of my Word document, I can't figure out
how to rotate it 90 degrees to better fit the page.

Can anyone clue me in on how to do this?

Many thanks,
E-Jo
 
In Word, select the chart
Choose File>Page Setup
On the Paper Size tab, select Landscape
From the Apply to dropdown, select 'Selected Text'
Click OK
 
I would suggest that (when imported into Word) you go into Page setup to
change from portrait to landscape.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions
 
Thanks Debra for getting back to me so fast. Unfortunately,
on my version (2003) of Word it doesn't seem to work.

First of all the Landscape selection is on the Landscape Orientation
button on the Margins tab of Page Setup. But if I choose that
it makes the paper extend (like a foldout) but doesn't change
the orientation.

Am I doing something wrong here?

(There seems to be a rotate button available for all other pics, etc.)

Thanks again.
E-Jo
 
Well, what is the correct importing procedure, Bill?
I want to extract a histogram chart that I made in Excel,
and show it on a full page of my report, but rotated
90 dgrees to better fil the page.

Thanks,
E-Jo
 
Go to the Excel chart
Click on <Edit><Copy>
Go to Word
Click on <Edit><Paste>
Click on <File><Page setup><Landscape>
Click on the chart (this will bring up a border)
Click on and drag out the blob at the bottom right corner (or another corner
but never the horizontal or vertical as this will distort the chart) so that
it fills the page.
Job done!

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions
 
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