Basics of drawing in Microsoft Word. Drawing in Word

In addition to its direct purpose - creating and editing text documents - it can be used for other purposes. So with its help you can draw and add simple illustrations to your text. If you are not yet familiar with this feature, we will tell you how to draw in Word and describe the process in detail for each version of the program.

How to activate drawing in Word 2003

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To enable this feature in Microsoft Word 2003, open View/Toolbars/Drawing.

To enable drawing in Word 2007, 2010 and 2013 versions:

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After this, a drawing field in Word will open in front of you, and all the necessary tools will appear above it.

Overview of drawing tools in Word:

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Naturally, there will be no talk about drawing in the full sense of the word: Microsoft Word does not have sets of brushes, pencils and erasers. Instead, there is a large selection of geometric shapes from which you can create absolutely any illustration.

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In addition to its direct purpose - creating and editing text documents - it can be used for other purposes. So with its help you can draw and add simple illustrations to your text. If you are not yet familiar with this feature, we will tell you how to draw in Word and describe the process in detail for each version of the program.

How to activate drawing in Word 2003

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To enable this feature in Microsoft Word 2003, open View/Toolbars/Drawing.

To enable drawing in Word 2007, 2010 and 2013 versions:

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After this, a drawing field in Word will open in front of you, and all the necessary tools will appear above it.

Overview of drawing tools in Word:

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Naturally, there will be no talk about drawing in the full sense of the word: Microsoft Word does not have sets of brushes, pencils and erasers. Instead, there is a large selection of geometric shapes from which you can create absolutely any illustration.

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Few people remember how convenient it was to draw directly in Word. In versions of the application starting from 2007 there is no drawing panel. However, the ability to draw still remained and even acquired wider functionality.

But the drawing panel itself is missing here and opens only when necessary. And in order to be able to draw, you need to insert a picture into the text, as described in, and click on it with the mouse.

However, the drawing toolbar can be opened in another way by going to the “insert illustration” tab. Here you need to click on the arrow (in the form of a triangle) located near the “shapes” button. And at the very bottom of the window that opens, find and click on the “new canvas” button.

Opening the Drawing Panel

As a result of such manipulations, a field (canvas) for drawing will appear in the place where the cursor was, and the drawing panel will be expanded in place of the usual toolbar.

This is what the drawing panel looks like in Word

How to draw lines and shapes

At first it may seem that drawing here is only possible with the help of ready-made shapes and arrows, i.e. drawing up block diagrams. However, you can also find real drawing tools here, such as draw curve and polylines.

Using which you can draw not only diagrams, but also real drawings. It is especially convenient to use “polylines”, since to draw any contour you only need to click on the turning points of the drawing outline with the mouse. And all lines will be drawn automatically between successively located points, and no shaking of the hand or mouse will spoil the picture.

Convenient to draw using polylines

Shape Styles and Effects

After drawing the outline of an object, you can fill it with different colors or patterns. To do this, use the “Shape Fill” button. The color of the outline of the figure and its thickness can be adjusted using the “shape outline” button.

Shape styles

The tools for creating shadow and volume effects are interesting. Using these buttons, you can give the effect of three-dimensionality to a figure or the shadow it casts. Moreover, you can choose not only the direction of the shadow and its length, but also its color.

The effect of volumetric drawings

Group and ungroup objects

After drawing, several drawings on one canvas need to be linked to each other so that during further editing, especially when dragging, individual elements of the drawing do not accidentally “spread” in different directions. To connect different elements into one picture, use the “Group” button. To edit elements of the picture individually, you can then ungroup the object.

Rotate a picture or its element

In the new Word you can also deviate the drawing in the desired direction. And not only 90 and 180 degrees - here you can set your own any angle of rotation of the picture.

Rotate an image

It is often necessary to hide some image elements behind others in order to create a realistic effect for the entire picture. Such a tool is also available here. The selected shape can be brought to the foreground or pushed to the background of the drawing with one click of the mouse.

Thus, the drawing panel in the modern Word application is hidden, and opens only when needed. And you can draw here no worse than in a specialized editor.

Tools for working with graphics are on the panel "Illustrations" tapes "Insert".

Creating a graphic primitive

Button "Shapes" serves for quickly creating graphic primitives. To create the desired primitive, you need to select it from the drop-down list and “draw” it in the document by dragging the mouse with the left button pressed. In order for the figure to have the correct proportions, you must hold down the Shift button while drawing.

When the shape is drawn, the context tool appears "Drawing Tools" with ribbon "Format".

As a rule, a graphic primitive has blue corner markers at the edges, by pulling which (the left mouse button must be pressed) you can change the size of the figure.

The yellow square inside the primitive also serves to change the geometric dimensions of the figure.

The figure can be rotated. For these purposes, a green circle located above the figure is used. To rotate a primitive, you need to place the mouse cursor on the circle and, pressing the left button, move the mouse. In this case, the figure will rotate in one direction or another.

Formatting a Graphic Object

Panel window contains advanced formatting options "AutoShape Format". Most formatting settings can be made in this window.

The most common settings are displayed on the ribbon "Format".

The panel contains a set of ready-made styles.

And also three buttons: "Shape Fill", "Figure Outline", "Change shape". If none of the proposed styles suits you, then using these buttons you can create your own formatting style.

Button "Shadow Effects" serves to adjust the parameters of the figure's shadow.

To interactively adjust the shadow, use the buttons located on the right side of the panel "Shadow Effects".

Button "Volume" Allows you to apply 3D effects to a figure. In this case, you can configure parameters such as: Volume color, Depth, Direction, Lighting, Surface.

To interactively adjust the volume, use the buttons located on the right side of the panel "Volume".

Tools located on the panel "Arrange" are intended for setting parameters for the interaction of a figure with the text of a document.

Button "Position" specifies the location of the graphic object on the page.

Use the button to set text to wrap around a shape. "Text Wrap".

If several shapes are inserted into the document, overlapping each other, then their relative placement order can be adjusted using the buttons "Bring to Front" And "To the background".

Button "Align" serves to align an object relative to page boundaries.

Using the button "To turn" the figure can be rotated.

The exact size of the shape can be set in the Size panel.

There are situations when several objects are placed in a document and some actions need to be performed with them at the same time (enlarge, reduce, move). In this case, it is advisable to group objects.

To group shapes, they must first be selected. This can be done using the button "Select" on tape "Home".

To select the desired objects, you need to click on them with the left mouse button while holding down the Shift key.

After this you need to go to the panel "Arrange" and use the button .

All selected objects become, as it were, one object, as evidenced by the corner markers.

Now you can perform all the necessary actions with them.

After this (if necessary), the objects can be ungrouped.

Working with inscriptions

A special type of graphic primitive is Inscription.

This primitive can contain text.

Such graphic elements containing text can be linked to each other. In this case, the text will be placed inside the inscriptions sequentially (depending on the sequence in which they were connected).

To link blocks, they must first be placed in the document.

Then select the inscription with which the text will begin.

After that on the panel "Text" use the button "Create a connection".

The cursor will change to a circle. Move the cursor to the inscription following the main one (the mug will begin to “flow out”) and press the left mouse button. Now the text will flow from one inscription to another.

Pay special attention to this graphic primitive. With the help of inscriptions it is very convenient to place text anywhere in the document. At the same time, the borders of the inscription can be made invisible, and the direction of the text can be changed.

Word 2007 Graphics

Tools for working with graphics are on the panel "Illustrations" tapes "Insert".

Creating a graphic primitive

Button "Shapes" serves for quickly creating graphic primitives. To create the desired primitive, you need to select it from the drop-down list and “draw” it in the document by dragging the mouse with the left button pressed. In order for the figure to have the correct proportions, you must hold down the Shift button while drawing.

When the shape is drawn, the context tool appears "Drawing Tools" with ribbon "Format".

As a rule, a graphic primitive has blue corner markers at the edges, by pulling which (the left mouse button must be pressed) you can change the size of the figure.

The yellow square inside the primitive also serves to change the geometric dimensions of the figure.

The figure can be rotated. For these purposes, a green circle located above the figure is used. To rotate a primitive, you need to place the mouse cursor on the circle and, pressing the left button, move the mouse. In this case, the figure will rotate in one direction or another.

Formatting a Graphic Object

Panel window "Shape Styles" contains advanced formatting options "AutoShape Format". Most formatting settings can be made in this window.

The most common settings are displayed on the ribbon "Format".

Panel "Shape Styles" contains a set of ready-made styles.

And also three buttons: "Shape Fill", "Figure Outline", "Change shape". If none of the proposed styles suits you, then using these buttons you can create your own formatting style.

Button "Shadow Effects" serves to adjust the parameters of the figure's shadow.

To interactively adjust the shadow, use the buttons located on the right side of the panel "Shadow Effects".

Button "Volume" Allows you to apply 3D effects to a figure. In this case, you can configure parameters such as: Volume color, Depth, Direction, Lighting, Surface.

To interactively adjust the volume, use the buttons located on the right side of the panel "Volume".

Tools located on the panel "Arrange" are intended for setting parameters for the interaction of a figure with the text of a document.

Button "Position" specifies the location of the graphic object on the page.

Use the button to set text to wrap around a shape. "Text Wrap".

If several shapes are inserted into the document, overlapping each other, then their relative placement order can be adjusted using the buttons "Bring to Front" And "To the background".

Button "Align" serves to align an object relative to page boundaries.

Using the button "To turn" the figure can be rotated.

The exact size of the shape can be set in the Size panel.

Grouping shapes

There are situations when several objects are placed in a document and some actions need to be performed with them at the same time (enlarge, reduce, move). In this case, it is advisable to group objects.

To group shapes, they must first be selected. This can be done using the button "Select" on tape "Home".

To select the desired objects, you need to click on them with the left mouse button while holding down the Shift key.

After this you need to go to the panel "Arrange" and use the button "Group".

All selected objects become, as it were, one object, as evidenced by the corner markers.

Now you can perform all the necessary actions with them.

After this (if necessary), the objects can be ungrouped.

Working with inscriptions

A special type of graphic primitive is Inscription.

This primitive can contain text.

Such graphic elements containing text can be linked to each other. In this case, the text will be placed inside the inscriptions sequentially (depending on the sequence in which they were connected).

To link blocks, they must first be placed in the document.

Then select the inscription with which the text will begin.

After that on the panel "Text" use the button "Create a connection".

The cursor will change to a circle. Move the cursor to the inscription following the main one (the mug will begin to “flow out”) and press the left mouse button. Now the text will flow from one inscription to another.

Pay special attention to this graphic primitive. With the help of inscriptions it is very convenient to place text anywhere in the document. At the same time, the borders of the inscription can be made invisible, and the direction of the text can be changed.

SmartArt Objects

SmartArt graphics let you quickly create a variety of colorful designs.

When choosing SmartArt templates, you need to consider their original purpose.

To insert a SmartArt object, use the button of the same name on the panel "Illustrations" tapes "Insert".

A window will open "Select a pattern".

Once you select a template, you will see a brief description of it.

After adding the template to the document, a context tool will appear in the word processor window, containing two ribbons: "Constructor" And "Format".

The left panel of the SmartArt object is used to fill in the text fields of the template.

As the user types, he immediately sees the result.

To add a new element to a SmartArt object, simply press Enter. Sometimes it happens that it is impossible to add a new element to an existing object.

Another way is to use a button "Add Shape". This will add elements at the same level as the selected one to the SmartArt object. Items "Add Shape Above" And "Add a shape below" are intended for inserting an element of another level. If some buttons are inactive, then adding a new element is impossible.

To delete an element, select it and press the Delete key.

Buttons "To increase level" And "Downgrade" are intended to change the level of selected elements.

SmartArt objects are edited like a regular graphic primitive.

Use the Ribbon to format a SmartArt object. "Format" context tool "Working with SmartArt".

We will not consider it in detail, because... The knowledge you gained in previous lessons is quite enough to figure it out on your own. Just note that to gain access to all the settings of a SmartArt object at once, use its context menu item "Shape Format"(it is called by right-clicking on the body of the SmartArt object).

In the window that opens, select the desired tab and make the necessary settings.

The context menu item "Insert title" is intended for adding a caption to a SmartArt object.

Inserting pictures

To insert a picture, use the button "Drawing" panels "Illustrations" on tape "Insert". In the window that appears, find and select the desired graphic file. The image will be inserted into the document. A new contextual tool will appear. "Working with drawings" containing the tape "Format".

The operations performed on images are in many ways similar to the actions already discussed for graphic primitives. However, you should take into account the fact that the inserted image often takes up a significant amount of memory. Therefore, performing some operations will take a certain time, and the longer it will be, the larger the size of the inserted file and the lower the computer performance. So, on “old” machines you can wait several minutes until the computer “copes” with the task of cropping the image or changing color tones.

Clip Art Collection

This collection contains a selection of a set of text editor images.

To insert a clip, you must press the button "Clip" on the panel "Illustrations" tapes "Insert".

A panel will appear at the right edge of the window "Clip". There is a button at the bottom "Arrange clips..", by clicking on which we will be taken to the window "Clip Organizer".

On the left is the clip directory, and on the right is the viewing area of ​​the selected directory section.

WordArt Objects

WordArt is beautifully designed text based on ready-made templates that can be edited.

There is a button to insert a WordArt object "WordArt" on the panel "Text" tapes "Insert".

After inserting a WordArt object, the context tool appears in the program window "Working with WordArt Objects".

Understanding the tools presented on this tape will not be difficult for you.