Microsoft Office Tutorials and References
In Depth Information
Adding and Formatting a Shape
2
•
Click the Sun shape in the
Basic Shapes area of the Shapes
gallery.
Why did my pointer change shape?
The pointer changed to a plus
shape to indicate the Sun shape
has been added to the Clipboard.
crosshair
mouse pointer
•
Position the mouse pointer
(a crosshair) above the person’s
hands in the picture, as shown
in Figure 2– 48.
Figure 2–48
3
•
Click Slide 1 to insert the Sun shape
(Figure 2– 49).
Sun shape
inserted
Figure 2–49
Other Ways
1. Click More button
(Drawing Tools Format
tab | Insert Shapes
group)
To Resize a Shape
The next step is to resize the Sun shape. The shape should be reduced so that it is approximately the same size
as the letter o in the words Yoga and Meditation. The following steps resize the selected Sun shape.
1
•
With the mouse pointer appearing
as two-headed arrow, drag a
corner sizing handle on the picture
diagonally inward until the Sun
shape is resized approximately as
shown in Figure 2– 50.
smaller, lighter-shaded
shape shows preview of
resized Sun
What if my shape is not selected?
To select a shape, click it.
What if the shape is the
wrong size?
Repeat Steps 1 and 2.
Figure 2–50





















