Our fifth option in the Diagram Gallery (remember that we can access that dialog box by clicking the Insert menu and clicking Diagram) is a Venn diagram. Venn diagrams show how separate elements overlap.

 

This is a sample of a Venn diagram:

 

 

This diagram represents types of pizza that are available at a shop. The core ingredients are pepperoni, salami, and bacon; these are represented by the large circles. The areas where the various circles overlap (which we’ve marked with numbers) represent the combinations available. 1 stands for pepperoni and bacon pizza; 3 stands for salami and bacon pizza, 4 stands for pepperoni and salami pizza, and 2 stands for pepperoni, salami, and bacon pizza. This shows you all the possible combinations for these three ingredients.

 

This is what you will see in Word when you insert a Venn diagram:

 

 

Like other diagrams, you can resize this diagram or click to add text. You can also click on a circle and delete it using the Delete or Backspace keys on your keyboard.

 

We can also use the Diagram toolbar to perform additional tasks.

 

 

-          Insert Shape: Add a circle to the diagram.

-          Move Shape Back or Forward (): Move the text of the selected shape back or forward one shape.

-          Reverse Diagram (): Moves the text of the selected shape to the opposite side of the diagram.

-          Layout: Fit the diagram to its contents, expand the diagram, resize the diagram, or allow Word to control these options.

-          Diagram Style (): Opens a dialog box so you can choose a different colour scheme for your diagram.

-          Change to: Change the type of diagram.

-          Text wrapping (): Modify how text is wrapped around the diagram.