Add a shape

To one of the following:

ShowAdd a shape

  1. On the Drawing toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click AutoShapes (AutoShapes: A group of ready-made shapes that includes basic shapes, such as rectangles and circles, plus a variety of lines and connectors, block arrows, flowchart symbols, stars and banners, and callouts.), point to a category, and then click the shape you want.
  2. Click the place in the presentation where you want to insert the AutoShape.

ShowAdd multiple shapes

  1. On the Drawing toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click AutoShapes (AutoShapes: A group of ready-made shapes that includes basic shapes, such as rectangles and circles, plus a variety of lines and connectors, block arrows, flowchart symbols, stars and banners, and callouts.), point to a category, point to the dotted line, and then drag to make the menu float.
  2. Double-click the AutoShape you want to insert multiple times, and then click the presentation in as many places as you want to insert the AutoShape.

ShowTip

To add a circle or a square, click Oval Button image or Rectangle Button image on the Drawing toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.). To insert multiple shapes in a presentation, double-click the oval or rectangle.

 
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