3.+How+to+Post+a+Graph


 * New to Excel? If you need help getting started on Excel try this short tutorial:**

//**See below for Mac instructions.**// Here is an easy way to save a chart in **__Excel 2007__** as an image. //(Directions for **Excel 2003** are at the bottom of this page)// Create the chart/graph based on your Excel data as usual. Right click anywhere on the chart border and choose “Copy” from the drop-down menu.
 * In order to insert your graph into the wiki, you need to turn it into an image, such as a gif or jpeg.**
 * On a PC...**


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Now open the Paint program, which comes standard on PCs (Start-> __Programs__ -> Accessories -> Paint) and select Paste. //(Note: This task may also work with your favorite photo editing software, but you will need to experiment.)//
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The chart will be pasted into paint. Then, you can save it in an image format. I chose a jpeg file and it worked like a charm! // *Use the crop tool to remove any empty space around your data table or graph image. // // *When saving your image please __include your name within the file name__ you give the image. This will make it easier to identify who created the file should you need help. // NOTE: bitmaps (which might be the default selection in Paint) are not supported by the wiki. Choose jpeg or gif, which will work.

To insert an image, such as the jpeg of your graph, just click on the "File" button on the editing __toolbar__. You'll hit "upload+" button and find the image you want (in a file folder or on your desktop). Click the name of the image and "voila!" it's inserted.


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On a Mac
Use Grab to take a Screen Shot of the graph and then save as a .jpeg file using Preview (find "Grab" in Applications under Utilities). Within Grab use "Selection" under the "Capture" tab. Highlight the graph and it saves it onto your desktop. Open in "Preview" by clicking on it and Save As a .jpeg file. Then in Wikispaces you can upload this file using the file button as shown above

**Directions for MS Excel 2003 Users**
1) Click on the chart (graph) you want to copy as a picture. 2) Hold down SHIFT and click Copy Picture on the Edit menu. 3) For the best picture quality, make sure As shown on screen and Picture are selected, and then click OK. //Note: To preserve picture quality, an item copied using the As shown on screen and Picture options is pasted at 100% of its original size. For example, if you scale a worksheet at 75%, an item copied from it may appear larger when pasted because it is pasted at actual size. The display of some items in charts— such as vertical as opposed to angled axis text— may also be affected.// 4) Open the __Windows__ Paint program. //(Paint is a free program included in all versions of Windows and is located in the Accessories menue)// 5) In the Paint program click Paste on the Edit menu. Your graph should now appear on your pallet. //*Use the crop tool to remove any empty space around your data table or graph image.// 6) In the Paint program click Save As… on the File menu. Give your graph a file name //(must include your own name such as Mary_Smith_Graph.jpg)// and save it as a jpeg in a known location, such as your desktop. 7) Upload your new graph (jpeg file) to your wiki page as described above.
 * To create a picture (jpeg) from an Excel Chart (graph)**