insert pie chart using merge data

Hi!

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I greatly appreciate any help you can provide!!!

Thanks so much,
Steph

Is your data in Excel? If not, perhaps you need to put it there and generate
a chart.
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Charles Kenyon

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Hi!

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I greatly appreciate any help you can provide!!!

Thanks so much,
Steph

Yes, the data is in Excel. There are almost 500 records
though. Will I need to generate a chart for each record?

Thanks!
Steph

-----Original Message-----
Is your data in Excel? If not, perhaps you need to put
it there and generate
a chart.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word
(supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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"Steph J." wrote
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Hi!

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem
to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I greatly appreciate any help you can provide!!!

Thanks so much,
Steph


.

Only if you want a chart for each record. The thing is, Excel's charting
capability is much greater than anything in Word.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Steph J." wrote in message
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Yes, the data is in Excel. There are almost 500 records
though. Will I need to generate a chart for each record?

Thanks!
Steph

-----Original Message-----
Is your data in Excel? If not, perhaps you need to put
it there and generate
a chart.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word
(supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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"Steph J." wrote
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Hi!

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem
to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I greatly appreciate any help you can provide!!!

Thanks so much,
Steph


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Hi Steph,

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I don't have much time at the moment, but...

This question is asked every couple of months. If you do a
Google search in this NG you should turn up discussions on
the point where I outline the three basic approaches that
can be used. Be warned: This is not something Word
knows how to do without a lot of help. None of the methods
is particularly "quick-and-easy".

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Hi Cindy.

Can you please indicate where your response to Steph's
question is. I could not locate this. Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Steph,

As part of a mailmerge document I need to insert a pie
chart. The pie chart will be different for each
merged
record. I know there is an "insert excel chart"
and "insert picture" option in Word, but I can't seem
to
figure out how to connect that with the merged data.

I don't have much time at the moment, but...

This question is asked every couple of months. If you do
a
Google search in this NG you should turn up discussions
on
the point where I outline the three basic approaches
that
can be used. Be warned: This is not something Word
knows how to do without a lot of help. None of the
methods
is particularly "quick-and-easy".

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-
mail
:-)

.

Can you please indicate where your response to Steph's
question is.

You replied to it. Please read again...

Cindy Meister