Create a bar chart in word

Follow these steps to create a chart, such as a bar chart or a pie chart.

On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
In the Object type box, click Microsoft Graph Chart, and then click OK.
Microsoft Graph displays a chart and its associated sample data in a table called a datasheet.

To replace the sample data, click a cell (cell: A box formed by the intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or a table, in which you enter information.) on the datasheet, and then type the new text or numbers. If needed, you can import data from a text file, a Lotus 1-2-3 file, or a Microsoft Excel worksheet. You can also copy data from another program.
To return to Microsoft Word, click the Word document.
 Note    If you close the datasheet you can reopen it by double-clicking the chart and then clicking Datasheet on the View menu.

How can remove or shrink the plotting area. I just want to show the bar chart.

Try this file.

Double click on the graph
Click on Sheet1
Change values in row 2
Click on Chart 1
Click outside the chart

Saqib
Q-23636935.doc

You have attached the same sample file from the question.

My apologies

Q-23636935R2.doc

Thanks for that
Can you briefely explain how you could create the attached bar chart.

Thanks