Insert drawing tools in word 2007

Connection dots will appear, indicating that your line can be connected to the shape. The color and style of these dots vary among different versions of Office. Note: If no connection points appear, you've either chosen a line style that is not a connector, or you are not working on a drawing canvas in Word or Outlook. Click anywhere on the first shape, and then drag the cursor to a connection dot on the second connection object.

Note: When you rearrange shapes that are joined with connectors, the connectors remain attached to and move with the shapes. If you move either end of a connector, that end detaches from the shape, and you can then attach it to another connection site on the same shape or attach it to another shape. After the connector attaches to a connection site, the connector stays connected to the shapes no matter how you move each shape.

To add a line that is not connected to other objects, follow these steps. Click one location in the document, hold and drag your pointer to a different location, and then release the mouse button. If you need to add the same line repeatedly, you can do so quickly by using Lock Drawing Mode. Under Lines , right-click the line or connector that you want to add, and then click Lock Drawing Mode. Now you are presented with plenty of predefined auto shapes. First at the bottom of the list select the "New" canvas option.

Now select one of shapes and you can now draw that shape on the canvas. There are many shapes present in it like Lines, Basic Shapes which contains the shapes of geometric figures, Block Arrows which are a extensive list of arrow shapes and also an other category of Flowcharts.

On the Format tab in the Arrange group, click Group so that all of the shapes will be treated like a single object. Draw in the document. On the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, expand the shapes options by clicking the arrow.

Under Lines click Freeform or Scribble. Tip: To stop drawing with the Freeform or Scribble lines, double-click. Adjust the size of the shapes. Select the shape or shapes you want to resize. On the Format tab, in the Size group, click the arrows or type new dimensions in the Height and Width boxes. Apply a style to a shape. In the Shape Styles group, rest your pointer over a style to see what your shape will look like when you apply that style.

Click the style to apply it. Or, click Shape Fill or Shape Outline and select the options that you want. Note: If you want to apply a color and gradient that aren't available in the Shape Styles group, select the color first, and then apply the gradient.

Add flow charts with connectors. Before you create a flow chart, add a drawing canvas by clicking the Insert tab, clicking Shapes in the Illustrations group, and then clicking New Drawing Canvas.

On the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click a Flow chart shape. Under Lines , choose a connector line such as the Curved Arrow Connector. Use shadow and three-dimensional 3-D effects to add interest to the shapes in your drawing. Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help.

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