What are some easy to use software to make graphs?

[lsquare]

Today in economics class, some graphs were used as notes and I would like to implement that into my notes which are typed out. What are some good easy to use software to make the graphs? Microsoft Excel?

[l0g0ut]

if you use xp, you can download Power Calculator as part of XP powertoys. you can write out the formula/function and it will produce the graphs. you can save as bitmap. it is very small and powerful. you have to play around with it to get the graph to look the way you want (axis scale and all that stuff)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...ppowertoys.mspx

[lsquare]

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[merkava]

Excel would be able to make the graphs easily. Are you looking for a guide or something?

[+BudMan MVC]

Any office program can make graphs, be it word, excel, powerpoint. Open office - same thing. Gnuplot can create nice graphs as well. What exactly are you looking to graph, math type functions - or simple bar graphs showing sales, etc...

[lsquare]

  Merkava said:

Excel would be able to make the graphs easily. Are you looking for a guide or something?

Sure, a guide will help

[lsquare]

  BudMan said:

Any office program can make graphs, be it word, excel, powerpoint. Open office - same thing. Gnuplot can create nice graphs as well. What exactly are you looking to graph, math type functions - or simple bar graphs showing sales, etc...

I'm just trying to make graphs for my economic class. Like showing efficiency in areas like picking nuts and etc. I don't really know how to put it in words, so I'm hoping someone here has taken economics and have an idea in what I'm talking about. Thx!

[#47]

Well, I would use Microsoft Excel fot that type of stuff.

[+BudMan MVC]

  Sgt_Strider said:

Sure, a guide will help

Well if using excel - the builtin documentation, ie HELP has everything you would ever want to know about creating graphs/charts with excel - I would suggest you take 2 seconds look over some of it. Or just click insert, chart - the wizard is pretty straight forward, asking you this and that, etc... holding your hand the whole time.

And do not take this the wrong way - but if you can not figure out how to create a graph in excel, maybe an economic's class is over your head? You might want to stick with how to work the french fry machine, or which buttons look like the food they are ordering at Mcdonalds.

And you might as well start practicing some work related phrases;

Would you like Fries with that?

Would you like to supersize your order today?

Will that be paper or plastic?

:devil:

[Dessimat0r]

Don't you think you are overdoing your own personal notes? Just a pencil and paper is okay, there is seriously no need to be a super nerd.

[lsquare]

  Dessimat0r said:

Don't you think you are overdoing your own personal notes? Just a pencil and paper is okay, there is seriously no need to be a super nerd.

I don't think so. At first I said to myself this is not necessary, but I really like my notes to be neat and tidy. I feel this really can't be accomplished unless I do it on the computer. You can call me weird :p.

[Nimdock]

Weird!