Getting Started:

1. Open Word 2. Go to ViewToolbarsDrawing (if there is a check next to it, it is already open.)

3. Make sure your formatting and standard toolbars are open also!

4. View most of your document by changing your zoom.

How to set the grid:

Setting the grid to show while you are drawing will help make your drawing more precise or accurate. Once you have completed your drawing, you can remove the grid. If you leave the grid selected after you finish your drawing, it will not show up on a printed or drawing document.

How to add and delete objects:

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Drawing in Microsoft Word

A picture of the drawing toolbar

Change your zoom to 75%

These tools draw vector-based pictures, not pixel-based

pictures.

1. Draw an object:Click on the rectangle tool.

Gray highlight should show the tool is active.

Move the arrow (pointer) onto the Word document and it should turn into a crosshair shape.

Click and hold in the upper left corner of page and drag your mouse down diagonally to the right. Release the mouse button.

2. Deselect and select object:Note handles (tiny white squares) at the corners of the retangle.

Handles show the object is selected.

Click in the white space away from the rectangle.

Handles disappear. Object is NOT selected now.

3. Move object:Click and hold inside object. Drag arrow (pointer) to the right and down. Release mouse button.

4. Nudge selected object:Click inside the object to select and then watch object as you tap each arrow key on the keyboard 3 or 4 times. Notice how far it moves each time.

5. Moving a drawing object by a precise amount.While working in Word, you may want to move a drawing object in Word a precise or minute amount that is not possible with a mouse.  However, you can do this with a keyboard. To do this:

1. Go to the Drawing Toolbar.2. Open the Draw menu.3. Click Grid.4. Under Snap to Grid, deselect Snap to Grid.5. Click OK.6. Select the object you want to move by clicking on it once.7. Press the corresponding arrow key on your keyboard with the direction you want to

move the object.Each time you press an arrow, the object will be "nudged" .01 of an inch.

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These little squares around your object

are called “handles.”

This tip found on http://www.computertips.com/Microsoftoffice/MsWord/Drawing/19980703001.htm

6. Change size and shape of object:If the object is not selected, then select it.

Position the arrow (pointer) on one of the handles.

Click and hold the handle and drag your mouse down and to the left. Release the mouse.

7. Delete object:Click inside object if not already selected.

Press the delete key.

Now you should have a blank document. To get ready for the next step in learning the draw tools, we need to save.

FileSave Asnavigate to your Tech Apps FolderCreate a New Folder called “Drawing” and name your document “lastname.Draw1”

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1. Draw Menu

2. Select Grid

Menu

3. Then unselect the

snap objects to grid box.

After drawing an object you can

move it and resize it.

What each drawing icon creates:

Use the directions below to draw the objects as seen on the next page. Draw them approximately the same size and in the same location.

1. Click (line tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw a diagonal line.

2. Click (rectangle tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw a rectangle.

3. Click under basic shapes (rounded rectangle tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw a rounded corner rectangle.

4. Click under basic shapes (oval tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw an oval.

5. Click under basic shapes (arc tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw an arc.

6. Click under basic shapes (pentagon tool). Click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw a pentagon.

7. Click under basic shapes (oval tool). HOLD down the SHIFT key, then click and hold crosshairs in document and drag diagonally to draw a perfect circle.

8. Click (rectangle tool). HOLD down the SHIFT key, then click and hold crosshairs in document and drag down diagonally to draw a perfect square.

9. Click (scribble tool) under lines drop down menu. Click and hold the crosshairs to draw a similar “S” shape as the one in the example.

10. Click (curve tool) under lines drop down menu . Click at the first point then click at each point of the curve you are creating.

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HOW TO USE THE DRAW TOOLS TO DRAW OBJECTS

Line Tool---Draws straight lines and diagonal lines

Rectangle Tool---Draws squares and rectangles.

Basic Shapes---Drop down menu of shapes such as a circle, pentagon, rounded rectangle and many more.Lines---Drop down menu for shapes like arrows, scribble, freeform and curve.

11. Click (freeform tool) under lines drop down menu . Click at the first point then click at each point of the object you are creating.

FileSave

Now take a look at the drawings on your page. Are they in the same order as the example? Similar in size? If not change them to be similar, except the blob shape…that one can look different in shape, but not size.

1. Use the arrow (pointer): Click inside the circle. It is the only object selected.

2. Selecting objects. Click the select objects icon in the drawing toolbar.In your document, click, hold and drag the arrow (pointer) diagonally so the “selection box” (dashed outline) is around SOME of the objects, but not all.

Only objects completely inside the selection box are selected.

3. Adding objects to the selection: Hold SHIFT down as you click the rectangle. Note the handles.

Hold SHIFT down as you click the rounded rectangle. Note the handles.

4. Remove object from selection: Hold SHIFT down as you click an object WITH handles. Note the handles disappear.

5. Delete selection: Press the DELETE key.

6. Undo Change: EditUndo or Z

7. Deselecting objects: To deselect ALL objects, click in the white space of the document.

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WAYS TO SELECT OBJECTS

HOW TO CHANGE LINE APPEARANCE

Changing line patterns:

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Choosing a line style changes the thickness of the outline of your object.

1. Click on each object in your document.2. Click on line style icon.3. Choose a style for each object.

Line Color Icon

1. Change the line color of these objects.OvalyellowPentagonblueSquarered

2. Change the line pattern of the rectangle to

. It’s 5 rows down, 3rd square.

3. When you choose patterned lines, this is the window that will appear. Select the rounded rectangle. Choose a pattern and the 2 colors you want your r. rectangle to be.

File Save

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Filling your objects:

1. Select the rectangle and choose a shade of Yellow for the fill color.2. Select the oval and choose a shade of green for the fill color.3. Select the blob. Click on fill effects from the fill color drop down menu. Choose

the pattern tab and pick the diamond pattern on the bottom row and choose the colors yellow and green. Click ok.

4. Select the square. Click on fill effects from the fill color drop down menu. Choose the texture tab. Select the 2nd square on the 2nd row.

5. Select the pentagon. Click on fill effects from the fill color drop down menu. Choose the gradient tab. Choose the options shown below in this snap shot of the gradient menu.

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HOW TO CHANGE FILL PATTERN, TEXTURE, GRADIENT

AND COLOR

Fill Color Icon

GradientTab

TextureTab

Pattern Tab

FileSaveTurn in Draw1

Your document should now look similar to this:

Arranging objects and changing layering order:

1. Open a new document by clicking on the icon in the standard toolbar. 2. File Save as lastname.draw2 in your drawing folder

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

ARRANGING OBJECTS

3. Draw a rectangle, oval and circle (in that order) similar to what you see below.

4. Move the circle behind the ovalSelect the circle. Click on the draw menu and choose arrange, send backward.

5. Move the oval layer behind the rest:Select the oval. Click on the draw menu and choose arrange, send to back.

6. Move the rectangle one place forward:Select the rectangle. Click on the draw menu and choose arrange, bring forward.

7. Save

How to copy objects:1. Move your cursor to the middle of the page. (If your objects move down, select

them all with the selection tool and move them back up to the top of the page.)

2. Use the tool to draw an arrow. See example.3. Use the fill menu to choose the diamond pattern for the arrow.4. Resize the object so that is about 1 inch tall.

5. Select the arrow and choose EditCopy or C.

6. Now paste: Editpaste or P.

7. 2nd method of copying is duplicating.

Hold down the key and tap the D key 3 times.Each tap add a copy the same distance away fromthe previous. There should be 5 arrows.

8. Drag the selection box around all 5 objects. You should see 5 sets of handles.9. Group the objects together by going to the draw menu and clicking group.

10. Drag the grouped object to the far left side of the page.

11. Press D

12. Tap the up-arrow twice and the right arrow 12 times.

13. Press D twice.

It duplicates equal distance from originals.

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Each object is drawn on a layer in front of

the other object. Objects move

forward one layer each time a new object is drawn.

The middle of your page should look like this:

14. Save

How to Rotate and Reflect Objects:

1. Draw and duplicate scribble curve using the tool.

2. Rotate object left and right:Go to draw menu, choose

3. Rotate Object:Select the object on the left.

Rotate or FlipRotate Left

Select object on right.

Rotate or FlipRotate Right, then Rotate or FlipFlip Vertically

Push the objects together and yours should look similar to this:

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Result is a mirror image.

4. Save ( S )

Aligning Objects:

1. Select the circle tool and hold down the SHIFT key.2. Draw 1 large circle, 1 medium circle and 1 small circle that are not on top of

each other.3. Color (fill) the biggest and the smallest with red and the middle one leave white.4. Hold down the shift key and select all 3 circles.5. Click on the draw menu and choose Align or DistributeAlign Center, then

choose the same menu again and choose Align Middle. It should now look like a target.

SAVE and turn in Draw2

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