Some guidelines to use graphs effectively are:

What will be an ideal response?

A. Choose a style that communicates your intended meaning well.
B. Integrate the graph into the body of the proposal.
C. Give the graph a sequential figure number and a meaningful title.
D. Label each axis, and any lines, columns, bars, and pieces of the pie on the graph.
E. Include a key to indicate differently colored lines, shaded bars, or crosshatched areas.