Drawing in MS Word (also in PowerPoint)  

 

Drawing in PAINT   

EXERCISES


 Be sure you see the Drawing Toolbar;
if you don't, go to  the Menu Bar - click View, Toolbars, Drawing.  


Draw - Group
 		 Combine objects so they can be moved, rotated, copied, etc. as one.  Select the first object; hold Shift and select the others; click Draw, click Group (now there are just handles on the "new" object instead of each of the "pieces"

Draw - Order

 Word orders items on top of one another in the order to create them.  You may change this layering order by clicking the object, then Draw, Order, send forward or back.
Select Objects Click the arrow then draw a “selection rectangle” around the items you want to select.
Free Rotate Select the object, then click Free Rotate.  Drag any green dot to rotate.  You can rotate object, but not bitmaps - fill effects don't rotate, so rotate first, then fill.
AutoShapes  Click the drop down arrow next to AutoShape, choose a category (Basic Shapes, Lines, Stars & Banners, Callouts, Block Arrows, Flowchart), click the shape.  You now have the tool and will draw it in the size you want by dragging your mouse.
Line and Arrow Click the tool, then draw the line or arrow.
Rectangle and Oval  Click the tool, then draw the rectangle or oval.
Text Box  Click on Textbox to get the tool.  Now draw the box, then type in it.
Word Art



 On the Drawing Toolbar click the WordArt button.  Click the type of WordArt drawing object you want, and then click O K.  In the Edit WordArt Text dialog box, type your text, choose any options you want, and then click OK.

Don't worry - it sometimes looks HORRIBLE before you get it exactly the way you want it!

To add or change effects to the text, use the buttons on the WordArt and Drawing toolbars. The WordArt toolbar appears when you click the WordArt special text.

NOTE:  WordArt requires a lot of memory (file space).  Try to use is sparingly, or use alternatives such as different font style (shadow, outline, etc) or color.
ClipArt Click this, select a category, or search, or go to Clips Online.  Click on the graphic of your choice.  Click the insert button.
Fill Color Click on the shape or text box you already have, click the drop down arrow by Fill Color, choose a color.  See pattern features below.
Line Color Click on the line or image or text box you already have, click the drop down arrow by Line Color, choose a color.
Font Color Highlight the text you already have, click the drop down arrow by Font Color, choose a color.
Line Style  Click a line you already have, then click the drop down arrow by Line Style, choose a line thickness.
Dash Style Click a line you already have, then click the drop down arrow by Dash Style, choose a dotted or solid style.
Arrow Style Click an arrow you already have, then click the drop down arrow by Arrow Style, choose an appearance.
Shadow and 2-D Click on any shape you have already drawn, then click shadow or3-D.  Click the type of shadow or 3-D and it will be added to your shape.
Crop Crop a picture (use only part of it, remove the other parts) - Click your drawing, click the Crop button from the Picture toolbar within Word (or PowerPoint) and then drag a sizing handle on the picture.
Pattern Use Pattern features from within fill color - click Fill Effects, click Pattern tab, set the foreground and background colors, select a pattern, OK.

            

Drawing in PAINT      EXERCISES

 

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Last updated June 23, 2011 ~ Mrs. K. Bradley
kbradley@otsegoknights.org