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One of the best ways to add more color and
interest to your publications is to add shapes.

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There are lots of different kinds to choose
from, and they can all be customized using

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your own color palette, preferences, and more.

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To get started, go to the Insert tab, then
click the Shapes command. Take a look at the

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menu to see if there's anything you like.
I think this sun shape would be perfect for

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the business card we're working on. Just click,
hold and drag your mouse roughly where you

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want the shape to go and now we can start
customizing it to fit the style the project.

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The first thing I'm going to do is make the
shape a little smaller using the sizing handles.

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These can be found on the sides and the corners
of any shape or object in Publisher.

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Every shape will also have a green handle
that you can drag to rotate in any direction.

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See how it works?

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And if your shape has a yellow handle, you
can use that to make other adjustments. In

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this case, it changes the size and shape of
the sun's rays, but it just depends - some

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shapes don't have this option at all.

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The last thing I'd like to do is change the
color and, basically, the overall style of

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the shape. For that, you'll find everything
you need on the Drawing Tools Format tab,

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which appears any time you have a shape selected.

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Now, the quickest way to add a fill color
or an effect would be to use a pre-designed

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shape style. As you can see, you can mouse
over for a preview, or open the drop-down menu for more.

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For this shape, though, I have something else
in mind, so I'm going to customize the colors

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individually - starting with the shape fill.
First, we'll pick a nice soft yellow. How

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about this one? Then for the outline, I actually
prefer nothing at all. And I think that does it.

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Before we wrap things up, I'd like to show
you another type of object in Publisher that

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can help you add more color and interest to
what you're working on. You'll find this one

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on the Insert tab, under Building Blocks.

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Building blocks are pre-designed page elements
like Borders & Accents, and Calendars, all

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of which can be customized to fit your publication.

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Take the flip side of my business card. Here,
I'd like to add something that introduces

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the different services listed on the right.
I bet we could find something under Page Parts.

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Let's try this heading.

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Building blocks are easy to resize and reposition.
Just use the sizing handles, and drag and

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drop the object wherever you want it to go.
Now we can start filling in our information.

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With a little formatting here - and maybe
a few more bright, graphic shapes when I'm

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done - I think this business card is really
going to make a great impression.