That’s one advantage of Lisa- and Mac-type systems. You can more
easily stick a chart inside a page of text—perhaps sparing your
readers a distracting flip to the back.
Another advantage of a “good fit” is that it may save you hours of
typing and drawing. Look for programs that will let you select trends
from spreadsheets, then more or less automatically whip up charts
based on the numbers. This way, too, you don’t have to waste time
typing in the numbers from the spreadsheets. Microsoft Chart can do
that with the right software for the Mac, Lisa II, and IBM computers.
Are you shopping for a program that changes charts automatically along
with the numbers? Then see if you can do this without having to clear
the chart from your screen and replace it with a special menu.