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  1. Go to the Insert Tab, find the Table Button and create your table. For our example, we will have 7 rows and 4 columns.

    Table Button in Microsoft WordThe Insert Table box set with 5 columns and 11 rows.

  2. After typing in the information for the table, be sure to give the table a designated heading.

    A table of the longest flights in the world showing the airline, flight number, Distance, and Locations.Image Modified

  3. Microsoft Word provides you with header cells in the table automatically. If you want them or not, you can change them by going to the Table Style Options box in the Table Tab.

    Table Styles Options in MS Word with Header Row, and Banded Rows checked.

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  1. Go to the Insert Tab.

    Insert Tab in Microsoft Word
  2. In the Illustrated Section, select the Chart Button and choose the chart you want.

    Chart Button in MS Word with three vertical bars in different colors.Image Modified
  3. A chart will appear along with an Excel spreadsheet. This spreadsheet will allow you to manipulate the data anyway you want. To keep the chart fully accessible, change the font on the table to Times New Roman and at Size 12 for the normal text and size 18 for the title. Now click on the plus symbol for your chart and add data labels for the columns.

    A bar graph of the number of MLB Teams (1950-Today) with an Excel sheet showing the data.
  4. Make sure the chart is inline with the text. To do so, click on the chart, then click the Layout Options button. Then select “Inline with Text”.

    A bar graph of the Number of MLB Expansion teams inline with an essay text.
  5. Now you must add Alt Text to the chart. To do so, right click the chart and select Edit Alt Text. In the Alt Text Side Bar, explain your chart in less than 150 characters.

    The Alt text panel is open on the right side with an alt text inside.
  6. Finally, consider adding a long description. Long descriptions are detailed explanations that tell the reader, in lots of details, what is on a page or graph or chart. Another way to do it is by creating a small table with the same data.

    A bar graph of The Number of MLB Teams (1950-Today) with a long description of the data.

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