Drawing with microsoft word
Microsoft Word offers an array of easy-to-use drawing tools. This tutorial will introduce a few of them. You will learn where each is located and how they are used to create and enhance your documents. Be sure to read and apply the great tips at the end of this tutorial.
1. Open Your Microsoft Word Template
Open the Microsoft Word template you created with the “Prepare Your Workspace and Save as a Template” tutorial. This will be
a blank workspace with the settings pre-adjusted for the paper currently in use with your ViewPlus embosser.
2. Introduction to Drawing Tools
The DRAWING TOOLS are located on the DRAWING TOOLBAR. If you do not see the icons on your screen, follow these steps: Activate the DRAWING TOOLBAR by select- ing VIEW, TOOLBARS, and DRAWING. The DRAWING button brings the DRAWING TOOLBAR to the bottom of the document window.
3. Create Drawing Objects
Using each of the tools listed below, draw an example of each.
Line: To draw straight lines, select the LINE tool. This changes the mouse pointer to a cross- hair pointer. To draw the line, point where the line should begin, and click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the line in the desired direction. When the line is the size and angle desired, release the left mouse but-
ton. A line may function as an indicator in a graphic.
To change the thickness and pattern of the line, right click on the object and choose FORMAT AUTOSHAPE. Select the DASHED, COLOR, STYLE and/or WEIGHT menus and change the border as desired. This applies to all of the following AUTOSHAPES.
AutoShapes: Allows you to add pre-made shapes to your document.
Rectangle: Select the RECTANGLE tool. This will change the mouse pointer to a cross-hair pointer. To draw a rectangle, point where the upper-left corner of the rectangle should be, and click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the shape down and right. When the rectangle is stretched to the desired shape and size, simply release the left mouse button.
Oval: To draw circles and ovals, select the OVAL tool. This will change the mouse pointer to a cross-hair pointer. To draw an oval, point where the upper-left corner of a rect- angle bounding the oval should be and click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the shape down and right. When the oval is
stretched to the desired shape and size, simply release the left mouse button.
Drawing in Microsoft Word
Smiley Face: Select the AUTOSHAPES menu, then BASIC SHAPES, then SMILEY FACE.
This will change the mouse pointer to a cross-hair pointer. To draw a smiley face, point the cross-hair pointer where the up- per-left corner of a rectangle bounding the
smiley face should be, and click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the shape down and to the right. When the smiley face is stretched to the desired shape and size, simply release the left mouse button.
You will notice many other shapes, such as hearts, moons, suns and lightning bolts, as well as banners and callouts.
If you are using Office XP you can change the orientation of the rectangle by grabbing the lime green dot above the Smiley and swiveling it to the desired position.
Arrow: To draw arrows, select the ARROW tool. This changes the mouse pointer to a cross-hair pointer. To draw the arrow, point the cross-hair pointer where the arrow should begin, and
click and hold the left mouse button while drag- ging the arrow in the desired direction. When the arrow is the size and angle desired, simply release the left mouse button.
4. Print Exercise
Print to your ViewPlus embosser by choosing FILE, PRINT. Select the ViewPlus embosser and choose OK.
5. Tips for Drawing in Microsoft Word
To draw perfect squares or circles, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging the
shape and release SHIFT after releasing the left mouse button.
To adjust a shape in finer detail than Micro- soft Word allows as its default, press ALT while adjusting. Release the ALT key after eleasing the left mouse button.
To resize an object from its center—as op- posed to from the top, which is default in Microsoft Word—press CTRL while resizing the shape. Release the CTRL key after releas- ing the left mouse button.
Practice these tips by repeating this tutorial and using the SHIFT, ALT or CTRL keys as appropriate when drawing.
EXERCISE: Draw the shapes on the right.
To find more tutorials on this and other topics, go to www.viewplus.com and navigate to the support section.