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Chapter 4 Working with Sound, Movies, Graphics, and Other Objects 83
Adding a Custom Shape
You can use the Draw tool to create your own shapes.
To create a custom shape:
1 Click Shapes in the toolbar, and then select the Draw tool (or choose Insert > Shape >
Draw a Shape).
The pointer changes from an arrow to a small pen tip.
2 Click anywhere in your document to create the first point of the custom shape.
3 Click to create more points.
Each point you add is connected to the preceding point. The shape is filled with the
default color for the theme you’re using.
To delete a segment you’ve just created, press Delete. You can press Delete multiple
times.
4 To stop drawing and close the shape (add a solid line between the last and first points),
click the first point.
To stop drawing and leave the shape open (no line between the last and first points) so
that you can work with it more later, press the Esc (Escape) key or double-click the last
point created.
To finish and close an open shape, click once in the shape to select it, and then click it a
second time to show its points. Double-click one of the two points at either end of the
open segment. The pointer changes to a pen tip.
To add additional points, click other locations as needed. When you’re ready to stop
drawing and close the shape, click the point at the end of the open segment.
Here’s the open segment.