Add shapes

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You can add shapes, such as boxes, circles, and arrows, to your documents, email messages, slide shows, and spreadsheets.

On the Insert tab, select

After you add one or more shapes, you can add text, bullets, and numbering to them, and you can change their fill, outline, and other effects on the Shape Format or Format tab.

Tip: You can add individual shapes to a chart, or add shapes on top of a SmartArt graphic to customize the chart or the graphic.

Add a shape in Excel, Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint

1. On the Insert tab, click

Shapes. Select the shape you want, click in the workspace and drag to draw the shape.

To follow these steps, you need to open or create a report. To do that, on the Report tab, click Recent to open an existing report, or click More Reports to select a report from the list in the Reports dialog box or create a new report.

In the open report, on the Design tab, click Shapes.

Click the shape you want, click anywhere in the workspace, and then drag to place the shape.

Insert a shape or select an existing shape, and then enter text.

Right-click the shape and select Add Text or Edit Text, or just start typing.

Note: The text that you add becomes part of the shape — if you rotate or flip the shape, the text rotates or flips also.

Note: These commands aren't available in Project.

1. Select the shape to change. 8226; To change multiple shapes, press Ctrl while you select the shapes to change.
2. On the Shape Format or Format tab, select

Edit Shape. Select

If you need to add the same shape repeatedly, you can do so quickly by using Lock Drawing Mode.

Note: Instead of adding individual shapes to create a drawing, you might want to Choose a SmartArt graphic. In a SmartArt graphic, the arrangement of the shapes and the font size in those shapes is updated automatically as you add or remove shapes and edit your text.

1. On the Insert tab, select

Shapes. Right-click the shape to add, and then select Lock Drawing Mode.

Tip: To create a perfect square or circle (or constrain the dimensions of other shapes), press and hold Shift while you drag.

Note: This feature isn't available in Project.

1. Select the text in the shape that you want to add bullets or numbering to.
2. Select the Home tab on the ribbon, and in the Paragraph group, select

Bullets or

Numbering.

You can find different bullet styles and numbering formats by clicking the down arrow next to

Bullets or

Quick Styles let you apply a style to your shape with one click. You'll find the styles in the Quick Style gallery. When you hover over a Quick Style thumbnail, you can see how the style affects your shape.

1. Click the shape you want to change.
2. Select the Shape Format or Format tab, and in the Shape Styles group, select the Quick Style you want to use.

To see more Quick Styles, select

Quick Styles or