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SHAPES
Word 2016 has a set of built-in shapes that you can use in your documents. You can resize,
rotate, flip, and add colour in shapes. The Shapes command contains several categories of
shapes, like Lines, Rectangles, Basic Shapes, Block Arrows, Flowchart, Stars and Banners, and
Callouts.
Drawing a Shape
To draw a shape from the Shapes menu, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click on the Insert tab.
Step 2: Click on the Shapes command in the Illustrations group. A drop-down list appears
with all the shapes that you can insert in your document.
Step 3: Select any shape from the available shapes.
Step 4: Click and drag the pointer in the document area to draw the selected shape and
release the mouse button when the shape is of the desired size.
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Inserting Text in a Shape
You can also insert text in the shape. To do so, follow these steps:
Step 1: Right-click inside the shape. A sub-menu appears.
Step 2: Select Add Text option. The cursor will appear inside the shape.
Step 3: Type the text and then click anywhere on the screen outside the shape. The text
appears in the shape.
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