Section Three: (Drawings, ClipArt and WordArt)

Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools

To Draw an Object In a Document:

1. Click the Drawing button on the toolbar to open the Drawing toolbar.
2. Select the appropriate drawing tool from the Drawing toolbar.

   Examples: Click button to draw a rectangle.

   Click button to draw an oval.

   Click button to draw a text box. (Into which you can type text.)

   Click the AutoShapes button and then choose the auto shape you wish to draw.

3. Click where you want to begin drawing the object.
4. Click and drag your mouse to draw the object in your document.
5. Release the mouse button.

Resize an Object

• Click to select the object.
• Click and drag the selection handle of the object to resize the object.

(If you drag a side handle you will only resize that side. If you drag a corner handle you will resize in two directions at once.)

Or

• Right click on the object. Choose Format AutoShape.

• In the Format AutoShape dialogue box, click the Size tab.
• Enter the measurements in the Height and Width boxes.

• Click OK.

Move an Object

• Click to select the object.
• When the mouse pointer turns into a four-headed arrow, click and drag to move the object to the location you desired.

Delete an Object

• Select the object you want to delete.
• Hit the Delete key on your keyboard.

Deselect an Object

• Click anywhere outside the object to deselect.

Group Objects

When objects are grouped, they are treated as one object.

• Click to select an object.
• Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while you click and select the next object. Repeat this step until all the objects you want to include in the group are selected.
• Click the Draw  button on the Drawing toolbar.
• Select Group.

Ungroup Objects

• Click to select the group of objects.
• Click the Draw  button on the Drawing toolbar.
• Select Ungroup.

• Select the object.
• Click the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar.
• Select Order.
• Choose one of the six options.