Formatting a Shape

Shapes are useful tools for illustrating your content. However, in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and in the Outlook Editor, you can often add extra impact to a document by creating a formatted shape rather than using a plain black-and-white-outlined shape.

Format the Shape

  1. Click to select the shape if it isn’t already selected.

  2. Point to different shape styles, and click the style you want.

  3. Click the Shape Fill button if you want to customize the color of the fill.

  4. Click the Shape Outline button if you want to customize the color, thickness, and style of the outline.

  5. Use the Shadow or 3-D Effects galleries to add any special effects you want.

  6. If you want to add text to the shape, click the Edit Text button to insert a text box, and then enter your text. Note, however, that all the Callouts shapes automatically contain a text box.

  7. To add special effects, such as a fill pattern, a fill transparency, or arrow styles, adjust the properties of the text box; or, for other advanced customizations, click the More button to open the Shape Styles gallery, and click Advanced Tools to display the Format AutoShape dialog box.

    Format the Shape

See Also

See Also

"Formatting an Object" for information about formatting an AutoShape in Publisher.

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