Resize Excel chart object in Word greyed out

Question

Hi, I have an Excel chart object in a Word table (2016 versions) and I can easily open it to update the data and change the format/colours etc on the chart. However the chart is too big but when I go to change width and height the options are greyed out, plus the drag handles don't work. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a workaround? I have screenshots to explain things better

Answer 1

Hi,

How did you insert the Chart?

What kind of Chart did you create?

Can you drag the Chart in Word to change the layout size directly?

I suggest you create a new Chart and check if this problem appear in specific file or Office application

If this Chart is open from a Workbook, please check if the Chart is grouped in the Workbook.

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Answer 2

Hi there I was going about this all wrong - all i needed to do was go to Insert - Illustrations - Chart, and then I can edit the data and change size of graph.

Thanks for getting me to think about this a bit more!