Drawing Custom Shapes
By using the three freehand drawing tools, i.e. Curve, Freeform and Scribble desired shapes can be created.
Curve lets you draw shapes that have different curves. Freeform lets you draw shapes that have both straight lines and curves. Scribble lets you draw shapes freehand with fine detail.
To draw custom shapes, from the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes —> select the desired tool.
To create a Curve click and release the mouse button to begin your curve. As you draw, click and release the mouse button to anchor point which your curve will form around. To finish your drawing, double click.
To create a Freeform click and release the mouse button to begin your freeform shape. As you draw, click and release the mouse button to anchor the endpoints of straight lines or click and drag the mouse to draw curves, you can do both in one drawing. To finish your drawing, double click.
To create a Scribble click and drag the mouse to draw your scribble. To finish your drawing, release the mouse button.
Editing Custom Shapes
MS-Word provides a feature called Edit Points, to customise the look of custom shapes. This feature allows reshaping of small segments of a drawing. For editing custom shapes, do the following:
Click the Custom Shape.
From the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape —> select Edit Points. ***** dots, called Edit Points will appear at various places in the shape.
To make the desired changes, click and drag an Edit Points.
When you are finished editing of your object, to turn *** Edit Points, click anywhere on the page outside of the shape.
