WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:11.950 On this flyer, I need to add an arrow to let people know which direction they should go. 00:00:11.950 --> 00:00:15.910 I can do this either using Clip Art or Word Shapes. 00:00:15.910 --> 00:00:19.830 Let's give it a try using one of Word's ready-made shapes. 00:00:19.830 --> 00:00:25.130 First, I need to select the Insert tab, and then click the Shapes command. 00:00:25.130 --> 00:00:28.850 A drop-down menu and a list of shapes appear. 00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:36.579 As you can see, we have lines, some basic shapes, arrows, flowchart options, some fun 00:00:36.579 --> 00:00:40.640 callout bubbles, and stars and banners. 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:42.399 Right now, all I need is an arrow. 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:45.770 There are so many different types of arrows! 00:00:45.770 --> 00:00:46.770 Wow! 00:00:46.770 --> 00:00:48.600 I want this one! 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:55.040 If I left-click the Notched Arrow icon, the menu disappears and my cursor becomes a crosshair. 00:00:55.040 --> 00:00:59.780 Now all I have to do is left-click my mouse and while holding it down, drag it to the 00:00:59.780 --> 00:01:03.950 size I want, and then release the left mouse button. 00:01:03.950 --> 00:01:06.320 The arrow appears in my document. 00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:08.360 That was pretty easy! 00:01:08.360 --> 00:01:11.979 As you can see, we're no longer on the Insert tab. 00:01:11.979 --> 00:01:16.679 Once I inserted the shape into my document, the Format tab appeared. 00:01:16.679 --> 00:01:20.860 This is Word's way of only giving us what we need, when we need it. 00:01:20.860 --> 00:01:24.670 I can access this tab whenever my shape is selected. 00:01:24.670 --> 00:01:30.299 If I happen to click outside of my shape, the Format tab momentarily disappears. 00:01:30.299 --> 00:01:35.469 To get the Format tab back, all I have to do is click on the shape and the Format tab 00:01:35.469 --> 00:01:39.209 appears! 00:01:39.209 --> 00:01:45.490 Some of the basic things you can do to a shape include resizing, moving, and rotating it. 00:01:45.490 --> 00:01:51.450 To resize a shape, first click on the shape, then click on one of the blue sizing handles, 00:01:51.450 --> 00:01:56.459 wait for the crosshair to appear, then drag and release your mouse when you see the size 00:01:56.459 --> 00:01:58.369 you think will work. 00:01:58.369 --> 00:02:00.500 What about moving a shape? 00:02:00.500 --> 00:02:06.179 You can click, hold, and drag your left mouse button anywhere on the shape to move it. 00:02:06.179 --> 00:02:11.420 To rotate a shape click on the shape, then click on the green rotation handle and hold 00:02:11.420 --> 00:02:14.250 it down with the left mouse button. 00:02:14.250 --> 00:02:20.190 You have the option to rotate your shape anywhere within a 360 degree angle. 00:02:20.190 --> 00:02:23.780 Now, let's see about adding text. 00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:28.920 While I'm on the Format tab, all I need to do is click the Edit Text command icon. 00:02:28.920 --> 00:02:32.740 This makes the shape active so that I can type text into it. 00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:37.769 Let's see: Ballrooms A through Z. 00:02:37.769 --> 00:02:42.209 The arrow still looks sort of plain in my document so let's change the way it looks. 00:02:42.209 --> 00:02:44.440 There are several things we can do to it. 00:02:44.440 --> 00:02:48.930 I've already added the text but the arrow itself could use a little pizazz. 00:02:48.930 --> 00:02:53.989 The Format tab is awesome because I can choose from many great formatting options! 00:02:53.989 --> 00:02:57.390 Word gives us these great Shape Styles. 00:02:57.390 --> 00:03:01.030 I can click the More arrow to see some additional styles. 00:03:01.030 --> 00:03:05.950 All I have to do is move my cursor over the icon, and Live Preview shows me what it will 00:03:05.950 --> 00:03:08.129 look like in my document. 00:03:08.129 --> 00:03:11.329 Here, I like this one. 00:03:11.329 --> 00:03:16.689 All I need to do is left-click the one I want, and my arrow appears formatted in the document. 00:03:16.689 --> 00:03:18.670 This looks good so far. 00:03:18.670 --> 00:03:23.350 If you want to add a fill color to a shape, click the arrow beside the Shape Fill icon. 00:03:23.350 --> 00:03:27.959 In the palette that appears, find the one you like and click it. 00:03:27.959 --> 00:03:32.709 I think this purple will be nice, it matches my text box. 00:03:32.709 --> 00:03:37.299 It looks like I need to change the color of my text so that people can actually see it. 00:03:37.299 --> 00:03:42.280 If I highlight my text and go to the Home tab, I can change my font options. 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:47.670 In the text basics lesson we learned how to format text. 00:03:47.670 --> 00:03:54.969 I need to change the color, size, and position of my text. 00:03:54.969 --> 00:03:58.010 Now you can actually see the text!! 00:03:58.010 --> 00:04:02.129 Now all I need to do is click on my shape to return to the Format tab. 00:04:02.129 --> 00:04:07.109 I'm happy with the color of the shape outline, but I could change it from here, if I wanted 00:04:07.109 --> 00:04:08.109 to. 00:04:08.109 --> 00:04:09.739 It works the same way as the Shape Fill. 00:04:09.739 --> 00:04:14.840 Now, what if I'm not sure I like this arrow? 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:19.220 Word allows me to change the shape easily, right from the Shape Styles group. 00:04:19.220 --> 00:04:23.560 Just left-click the Change Shapes command and choose the one you want. 00:04:23.560 --> 00:04:26.740 Hmm...Let's try the right arrow. 00:04:26.740 --> 00:04:31.470 Yeah, that looks pretty good! 00:04:31.470 --> 00:04:36.970 I can add a little something extra to my shape by dropping a shadow or a 3-D effect. 00:04:36.970 --> 00:04:39.520 Let's start by dropping a shadow. 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:44.300 While on the Format tab click on Shadow Effects and hover over the various options on the 00:04:44.300 --> 00:04:45.300 menu. 00:04:45.300 --> 00:04:50.280 When you decide on an option just left-click it and the selection is made! 00:04:50.280 --> 00:04:54.940 I'm going to select this effect because it's simple in style but still adds a little extra 00:04:54.940 --> 00:04:57.900 flare to my arrow. 00:04:57.900 --> 00:05:03.280 If I really wanted to spice things up I could add a shadow color by selecting Shadow Color 00:05:03.280 --> 00:05:06.150 at the bottom of the Shadow Effects menu. 00:05:06.150 --> 00:05:09.470 Then all I would have to do is select a color from the color pallete. 00:05:09.470 --> 00:05:11.139 That's pretty cool huh? 00:05:11.139 --> 00:05:15.729 3-D effects have this way of grabbing our attention and making things seem like they 00:05:15.729 --> 00:05:17.470 are popping out at us! 00:05:17.470 --> 00:05:21.630 I'm going to add a 3-D effect to my arrow because I want to make sure the people who 00:05:21.630 --> 00:05:26.120 read this flyer know which way to go on the day of the event. 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:32.410 To do this, we will remain on the Format tab and select 3-D Effects. 00:05:32.410 --> 00:05:36.080 Hover over the options on the menu until you find one that fits your needs. 00:05:36.080 --> 00:05:42.110 Word 2007 did a great job by offering this 3-D effect and they also gave us some options 00:05:42.110 --> 00:05:44.460 to go with it. 00:05:44.460 --> 00:05:49.009 If you look towards the bottom of the menu, you will notice additional options. 00:05:49.009 --> 00:06:00.139 You can change the color, depth, direction, lighting, and surface of your 3-D shape. 00:06:00.139 --> 00:06:04.820 I'm done with the formatting and now all I need to do is move the arrow where I want 00:06:04.820 --> 00:06:06.560 it to appear on my flyer. 00:06:06.560 --> 00:06:12.760 Hmmm...Where do you think the arrow should appear? 00:06:12.760 --> 00:06:16.349 The alignment of the arrow is a little awkward. 00:06:16.349 --> 00:06:18.300 I would like to see it centered. 00:06:18.300 --> 00:06:24.580 I can use my alignment options on the Format tab to move my arrow to a precise location. 00:06:24.580 --> 00:06:32.349 On the Format tab locate Arrange and select the Align command. 00:06:32.349 --> 00:06:38.259 A menu appears and as you can see we can pretty much move our shape anywhere we want but I'm 00:06:38.259 --> 00:06:43.090 going to choose the center by left clicking on Align Center. 00:06:43.090 --> 00:06:44.800 Perfect! 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.900 As you can see we have plenty of options when it comes to formatting a shape. 00:06:48.900 --> 00:06:49.440 Have fun!!