drawing toolbar

Have you ever wanted a curved line in your MS Word document? Well, with a little tweak here and there you can do it! Follow the steps below: Launch MS Word if it is not already open. Make sure the Drawing toolbar is displayed. If the Drawing toolbar ... is not displayed, follow the steps below: Click on View | Toolbars and select Drawing, or right click on an empty space on the toolbar areas and select Drawing. On the Drawing toolbar, click on AutoShapes. Word will display a menu of different shapes. Click on the Lines option. Word will display a palette of different variations of lines. Click on ... (view more)

The traditional, rectangular box is what many Word users are familiar with when you mention a text box. Let's face it, we're all familiar and comfortable with the traditional text box...but let's take a walk on the wild side and do something ... different! Follow the steps below: First make sure that your Drawing toolbar is visible. If it is not, simply right-click on one of your toolbars and click on the word Drawing. You will now see the Drawing toolbar on your screen at the bottom. Click the AutoShape button on the Drawing toolbar to create an AutoShape. Select a shape. I like the folded ... (view more)

When an object does not appear to be going in the right direction in MS Word, you can flip or rotate it to your preference. When you want to pivot the object to that it is at a different angle, you can change its rotation. If you want a mirror image ... of the object, you can flip it. To rotate follow the steps below: Select the object so that sizing handles surround it. Click the Free Rotate button on the Drawing toolbar. This changes the sizing handles to green circles and changes the mouse pointer as well. Drag any of the green handles to pivot the object. When you are finished, click away ... (view more)

You're about to start your first novel -- "Once upon a time..." Those beginning words just beg to have fancy lettering to evoke the feeling of your story don't they? Word has two features that let you create interesting lettering that goes beyond ... just changing the font and size. Those features are WordArt and Drop Caps. WordArt is an element of Word that allows you to define the shape, fill and text of decorative text -- everything from rainbow-colored and shaped words to the gleam of chrome on 3-D block letters. Many predefined effects are available for you to choose from, but you can ... (view more)