Insert a shape

To insert a shape,

1. Click Insert > Drawings and a pop up opens. Ma
   

2. Choose a shape of your choice and click Insert.
   

  Add basic shapes, flow charts, action buttons, callouts, line connectors and more.

You can insert text boxes, arrows, punctuation, currencies, mathematical and scientific symbols along with shapes and drawings.

Draw with pen

Draw straight, curved lines, free-form figures and open or closed shapes with scribble just like how you'd draw them on a piece of paper.

Continuous draw mode

Have continuous draw mode turned on to draw more than one drawing at a time.

Draw any shape with your free hand and watch it transform into a solid shape by enabling shape recognition.

Format drawing 

Format these custom shapes by adding colors, shadows, gradients, patterns and also arrange them as you desire.

Edit drawing

1. Click on the inserted shape to see the drawing options on the left panel.
   

2. Click Edit Drawing, and the pop-up opens within which you can make the necessary changes to the drawings and shapes you have already inserted.
   

Delete drawing

1. To delete a single shape, select it and press the Delete key.
   

2. To delete multiple shapes, click to select the first shape, press and hold the Shift key while selecting the other shapes, and then press the Delete key.

Insert a text box

A text box can be used to provide bits of information, like a note or a tip.

To insert a text box

1. Click More > Insert tab.
2. Place the cursor where you want to insert the text box and navigate to Insert.
3. Under Pictures & Tables, click Text Box.
   

Format text inside textbox

Managing text alignment inside a Text Box is quite easy.

1. Once you've inserted the Text Box, the 'Shape Properties' window will open.
2. Under the header Texts, click on Wrap Type.
3. Two options will be listed. 1. Square. 2. In front of the text.
4. Select square if you want the text inside to remain as it is.
5. "In front of the text" is mostly used when you use images inside the Text Box space. In that case, the text below will wrap itself over the image.