How do I label the x-axis in Word? - gudevsoc.com How do you create an axis in Word? Step 1: Open the Word document. Step 2: Go to the Inserttab on the ribbon and click on the Chart option under the Illustrations group. Step 3: An Insert Charts dialog box will appear on the screen. Select the XY (Scatter) option from the left pane and pick a line graph that you want to insert.