How to draw shapes, lines, Arrows in MsWord
To insert a shape, click Insert > Illustrations > Shapes. The panel that opens shows the shapes you can insert.
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| Click the Small Arrow below the shapes |
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| See shapes |
• Recently Used Shapes - the last few shapes you inserted into a document.
• Lines - you can insert straight lines, straight lines with corners, curved lines, lines with arrows on and closed polygons.
• Rectangles
• Basic Shapes - triangles, polygons and an assortment of other common "basic" shapes.
• Block Arrows - you can add block arrows that face all the different directions and you can also add some interesting variations on the block arrow.
• Equation Shapes - basic symbols used in equations, such as '+', '-', 'x' etc.
• Flowchart - if you need to create a flowchart, Microsoft Word 2010 has all the flowchart shapes covered.
• Stars and Banners
• Callouts - callouts are lines that end in a box for you to type in. They are useful for explaining a certain element on the page.
After Selecting any of the shapes, microsoft word will move to the typing interface (i.e the page) allowing you to draw. In the above image, the arrow facing left is select, so our image will be like the one below;
Adjusting A Shape
Once you've inserted a shape into your document, you'll find that it is easy to resize it. Click the shape to select it and you should see resize handles appear at each corner and along each edge of the shape's bounding box. Click and drag on any of those handles to resize. Note that you can keep the shape's proportions by dragging a corner handle. If you want to "squash" the shape, drag one of the handles along an edge.
Note: It is advisable to resize diagonally in order to retain the shape of the object. (See example below)
Start dragging from the spot where you this image...
Note: It is advisable to resize diagonally in order to retain the shape of the object. (See example below)
Additionally, you can change a shape's orientation by rotating it. With the shape still selected, you should see a green rotation handle at the top and set away from the other handles. If you hover the mouse over that handle, the cursor will change to a rotation symbol. Click and drag to the left or right to rotate the shape anticlockwise or clockwise respectively.
To delete a shape from your document, select it and press the delete key on your keyboard, or the backspace key. Tired of the shape, need new, see how to delete shape
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