How to Make a Bar Graph Using OpenOffice Writer. Add graphs and charts to your Apache OpenOffice documents and bring your numbers and statistics to life.

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart.

Click the sheet tab in Excel for Mac 2011 that contains the chart you need to format. Double-click any bar in the column chart to open the Options panel.