Drawing in Microsoft Word. How to change the direction of text in Word and make mirror text? How to make a mirror image in Microsoft Word
The Drawing toolbar contains a button AutoShapes. It allows you to add several categories of shapes: lines, connectors, basic shapes, flowchart elements, stars and ribbons, and callouts.
Exercise 1. Blank page
1. Create a sequential series of folders on your Desktop:
folder Drawing;
opening it, create a folder in it Word;
by opening this folder, create a folder Actions with AutoShapes.
1. Then close all folders and open Microsoft program Word, create in it new document. Save this document in the AutoShape Actions folder. This could be a file with the name of the next exercise ("Shapes"), but you don't need to draw anything yet: save a blank page.
1. Open a previously created blank page or create a new one and fill its top part with standard-sized shapes using the Basic Shapes palette. The result should be approximately similar to Fig. 2.1.
Fig.2.1. Exercise "Shapes". Step 1
2. Free up empty space in the center of the page filled in in the exercise, as in Fig. 2.2.
Fig.2.1. Exercise "Shapes". Step 2
3. Select one of the shapes located along the edges of the sheet, move it to the center of the page and resize it so that it fills all the empty space. When increasing the size, do not change the proportions of the figure. Compare the result with Fig. 2.3.
Fig.2.1. Exercise "Shapes". Step 3
4. Save the drawing in your folder called "Shapes".
5. Close the file.
Creating AutoShapes
Click the AutoShapes button on the Drawing toolbar, point to the Basic Shapes category, and then select the required shape.
It is more convenient to work if you move the Basic Shapes outside the Drawing panel. To do this, move the mouse cursor over the horizontal bar at the top of the previously opened Basic Shapes palette. When the bar changes color, press the left mouse button and move the palette to any free space. In the same way, you can take out and move most of the elements of the Drawing panel around the screen, customizing the appearance of the program for texts or other visual tasks.
To insert a standard size shape, first click on the button of the selected shape, then sharply click to the left with the mouse button within the white page in the program window. If you click with a delay, the same autoshape will appear, but smaller.
Selecting autoshapes
Before you begin any actions with autoshapes, you need to select them, that is, indicate which particular figure or figures you intend to perform the action with. Selection is carried out by clicking the left mouse button on the selected object. Markers should appear around the selected object - small white rectangles.
Deleting AutoShapes
Select the AutoShape you want to delete and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Cancel actions
Any actions performed before closing the document can be undone. To cancel last action click Cancel.
To return the result of the last undone action, click the Revert button.
Moving
To move or copy an object, hover your cursor over it. The appearance of the arrow cursor should change: a cross-shaped symbol will appear under the arrow. pressing the left key while moving the mouse will move the object.
Pressing the right key and then moving the mouse can result in either moving or copying the object, depending on which command from the list that appears is selected: Move, Copy, Undo.
The selected object (when selected, 8 small square markers appear around its perimeter) can also be moved using the four arrow keys located on the keyboard.
If you hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the arrow keys, the movement will be more accurate.
Resizing
When you select an autoshape (by clicking the left mouse button), resizing markers appear along the perimeter of the selection rectangle. The dimensions of an object are changed by dragging one of them, and a double-sided arrow appears above the handle. There are corner and center markers.
1. Create a new document. Draw a row of squares adjacent to each other, as in Fig. 2.4.
Fig. 2.4. Exercise "Staircase". Step 1
2. By sequentially stretching the squares, turn their row into a ladder - fig. 2.5. Save the drawing.
Rice. 2.5. Exercise "Staircase". Step 2
Changing the proportion
To change the proportions of an object, select it by left-clicking and then drag one of the central handles vertically or horizontally.
1. Create a row of five identical autoshapes.
2. Consistently, without changing the proportions, reduce their sizes.
3. Compare the resulting drawing with Fig. 2.6 and save the file called "Perspective".
Maintaining proportions when resizing
Move the corner handle of the autoshape while holding down the Shift key.
Rice. 2.6. Exercise "Perspective"
Exercise 5. Pyramid
1. Create two identical autoshapes, increase the size of one of them and place the small one in front of the large one; if a large figure is in front, move it to the background. Make a stack of five layers in this way, as in Fig. 2.7.
Rice. 2.7. Exercise "Pyramid". Step 1
2. Move up all the shapes except the bottom one. compare with fig. 2.8.
Rice. 2.8. Exercise "Pyramid". Step 2
3. Copy and flip the pyramid, moving the plans. in Fig. Figure 2.9 shows what an inverted pyramid should look like.
Rice. 2.9. Exercise "Pyramid". Step 3
4. Save the file as "Pyramid".
Pmoving plans
To change the order in which shapes are stacked, click the Actions button on the Draw panel, select Order, and then Send to Back or Bring to Front.
Selecting a group of shapes
Method 1: holding down the Shift key, select sequentially selected objects by clicking on them with the left mouse button.
Method 2: Click the Select Objects button on the Drawing panel and, holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse, select all the grouping objects at once with the dotted square that appears.
Copy
To copy an object (or a group of selected objects), move the cursor over it, press the right mouse button and, without releasing it, drag the object. In the menu that opens, select the copy command.
Precise movement
To move objects precisely using the arrow keys, you must hold down the Ctrl key. You can also change the movement intervals specified in the grid window from the list of Actions commands.
1. Create four squares as shown. 2.10.
Rice. 2.10. Exercise "Grid". Step 1
2. Connect all four squares into one large square - fig. 2.11. Group it.
Rice. 2.11. Exercise "Grid". Step 2
3. Copy the resulting group three times, make a new square from four groups - fig. 2.12. Group it.
Rice. 2.12. Exercise "Grid". Step 3
4. Repeat this step again to create a grid of 8x8 squares. Compare the result with Fig. 2.13.
Rice. 2.13. Exercise "Grid". Step 4
5. Save the drawing as "Grid".
Grouping
With a group of shapes selected, open in the panel Drawing menu Actions and select a team Group.
You can perform the same actions with a group of objects as with individual autoshapes, that is, move them, copy them, change their sizes, proportions, and combine them into groups.
To ungroup objects, on the Actions menu, select Ungroup. To highlight multiple objects, left-click on an empty space on the page.
1. Create three equilateral triangles, reflect one of them from top to bottom - fig. 2.14.
R is. 2.14. Exercise "Hexagon". Step 1
2. Connect the three resulting shapes and group
their -fig. 2.15.
Rice. 2.15. Exercise "Hexagon". Step 2.
3. Copy the group, flip the copy from top to bottom. 2.1.6.
Rice. 2.16. Exercise "Hexagon". Step 3
4. Connect and group two symmetrical parts of the figure. 2.17.
Rice. 2.17. Exercise "Hexagon". Step 4
5. Save the file as "Hexagon"» .
Reflection
As a result of the “reflection” action, the appearance of asymmetrical objects changes, as if reflected in a mirror. There are two types of reflection possible: horizontally (from left to right) and vertically (from top to bottom). To reflect an object, you need to in the panel Drawing open menu Actions and select from the list To turn/reflect the desired action.
Create a circle of standard size, copy it, reduce the horizontal dimensions to make an oval petal - fig. 2. 18.
Make a copy of the petal. Place two petals on one vertical above and below the core circle, select and group the petals - fig. 2.19.
Copy the group of two petals and rotate it to the right or left - fig. 2.2O.
Select, group, copy and rotate the four petals. Compare the result with Fig. 2.21.
Save the file as "Flower".
Rice. 2.18. Exercise "Flower". Step 1
Rice. 2.18. Exercise "Flower". Step 2
Rice. 2.18. Exercise "Flower". Step 3
Rice. 2.18. Exercise "Flower". Step 4
Turn
To rotate an object, you need to use the panel Drawing open menu Actions and select from the list To turn/reflect necessary action: Rotate Right, Rotate Left or Free Rotate.
When you click this button, round green markers appear in the corners of the selected object. By moving them with the mouse, you can rotate the object to an arbitrary angle.
button Free rotation Can be installed directly on the panel Drawing. To do this in the menu Service Click the Settings button. In the window that opens, select a category Drawing, then search for the command Free rotation and drag it onto the panel Drawing.
In latest versions Microsoft Word A green rotation marker appears above any selected shape or group - in this case, press the button Free rotation not necessary.
1. Draw a flower with five petals in a new file. The drawing stages are shown in Fig. 2.22.
Rice. 2.19. Exercise "Flower garden". Initial stages
2. Move the drawing from the “Flower” file here. Create flowers by copying the original drawings different sizes and differently deployed. As a background for the drawing, use the Rectangle or Oval autoshapes (their buttons are located directly on the Drawing panel). To prevent the selected background shape from blocking the flowers, move it to the background. One of possible options such a composition is shown in Fig. 2.23.
3. Save the drawing as "Flowers".
Rice. 2.23. Exercise "Flower garden". Completed drawing
Move a drawing to another document
Select all the details of the drawing, group them and click the button Copy on the standard toolbar (at the top of the screen).
Then open the desired file and click the button Insert. If both files are already open, you can switch from one to the other using the menu Window.
If you work with multiple objects and need to move them or apply common formatting to them, you don't need to select those objects each time. you can use grouping in Word, which allows you to manage these objects as a single whole. This way Word allows group objects together so that they can be processed by the program as one object.
How to make a grouping
- Select all the objects you want group by holding down the Shift or Ctrl key and clicking on each of these objects:
Grouping in Word - Selecting objects for grouping
- Click the command " Group" on the " Format " tab, then select " Group».
Grouping in Word - Group objects in Word
Or right-click and from the drop-down menu select " Group» --> « Group»:
Grouping in Word - Grouping objects in Word
- The selected objects will now be grouped. A frame with size handles will be created for the entire group so you can move or resize all objects at once.
Grouping in Word - Grouped objects in Word
How to ungroup objects
To ungroup grouped objects, do one of the following:
- Select the grouped object. On the "Format" tab, select the command " Group" and select " Ungroup».
Grouping in Word - Ungroup Objects
- Or, right-click on the grouped object and then select " Group» --> « Ungroup»:
Grouping in Word - Another way to ungroup objects in Word
Objects will be ungrouped.
Grouping in Word - Ungrouped objects in Word
OK it's all over Now. Now you know how to do grouping in Word. Now you can move, rotate, flip grouped objects as one whole. And of course you can ungroup or regroup objects at any time.
In Word every day around the world a huge number of text documents. For some, this is a work report, a thesis, an essay, course work. And every second user is faced with adding pictures to a document. Although many, to the best of their ability or ignorance, omit this moment. It just seems like inserting a picture takes a long time. And if you suddenly need to do mirror reflection pictures, then the older generation will probably ask a friend or loved one for help, or maybe skip this step altogether, citing lack of time. Let's figure out the problem that has arisen together.
Reflection of the image "mirror"
You can mirror your drawing using the following steps. Initially, insert the image into the Word document:
To display an image you need:
Horizontal reflection of the picture
There are situations when it is necessary to change the direction of the drawing. In this case, it is necessary to change the direction of Santa Claus to the left. To flip the image horizontally you need to do the following:
Note. If you need to place two pictures next to the original result as in the screenshot above, you need to copy the picture and then set the desired reflection.
Setting to Mirror a Pattern
To achieve the desired effect when reflecting a photo, you can adjust all the parameters manually. Click on the photo and go to the “Format” tab.
In the “Picture Format” window, set the desired type of “Blanks”, for example “Medium... touch”.
Note. You can mirror a photo with a shift of several points from the original picture; to do this, you need to select the “Reflection at 4 pt or 8 pt” option.
Any shift can be observed even with the active Format Picture window open. To do this, move the parameters window to the left or right of the image that is located on the Word document sheet.
Hello, dear readers. Today we are inserting shapes into Word. For those who don't know, shapes are vector images that are used to draw various designs in a program. Circles, triangles, rectangles, etc. You can use one shape, or combine several. It all depends on the complexity of the final object.
Word has a gallery of preset shapes, by combining which you can draw completely working diagrams that, for example, cannot be done using the SmartArt diagram drawing tool.
How to insert a shape into a sheet
To add a shape in Word, click on the ribbon Insert - Shapes. Explore the gallery of figures that opens and select the one you need.
Click on the shape's thumbnail. Now you can insert it onto the sheet. There are two ways to insert:
- Click the mouse on the sheet at the insertion point. The object will be inserted in its standard size
- Stretch with mouse shape on the sheet until you achieve the desired size and aspect ratio. If you hold Shift while stretching, the program will respect the “correct” aspect ratios of the object
After completing this sequence, the figure will appear on the sheet and take the place where you outlined it. But it seems that this is not yet what we wanted to get. How else can you work with shapes? When it is inserted and selected, the Format tab appears on the ribbon. This is where the main functionality for working with shapes is collected. We have already looked at some of the tab tools in the article about, so I’ll touch on them briefly. And here Let's look at special features in more detail.
Shape styles
The shape styles are almost identical to the image styles we covered in the last lesson. But let's briefly go over them:
- Style gallery allows you to select a ready-made figure layout for quick styling. Click on the Down arrow in the block Format - Shape Styles to choose one of the ready-made styles. Click on the appropriate thumbnail to apply.
- Filling a shape— change the color and fill method of the object. You can, for example, make a gradient fill or texture. Click on the ribbon Format - Shape Fill to make the appropriate settings
- Figure outline— allows you to change the color, thickness, type of contour line, add arrows. Execute on Ribbon Format - Shape Outline, make your selections in the appropriate boxes
- Shape effects— Add various effects to the figure to add volume: shadow, reflection, highlighting, smoothing, etc. Click on the ribbon Format - Shape Effects to select additional effects
How to Insert Text into a Word Shape
Figures without text are practically meaningless. Therefore, we learn to add inscriptions to them. To do this, right-click on the shape and select context menu Add text. A cursor will appear inside the shape, you can type text.
Formatting Shape Text
Once you've added text to a shape, you can further style it. By the way, everyone works here, not just specific ones. Let's look at the latter in more detail:
Position and flow around shapes
As with regular pictures, you can customize the position of the shape in the text and the way the text wraps around it. To do this, click on the ribbon Format - Arrangement - Position And Format - Arrange - Wrap. In the picture, the position of the figure is “top right”, and the flow is “along the contour”.
Mutual arrangement of figures
If there are several figures on the sheet, they may overlap each other upon contact. Here's how the star overlaps the ribbon in the picture.
But this state of affairs can be customized. To bring the ribbon to the front, highlight it and click Format - Arrange - Move Forward. To, on the contrary, lower the level of an object relative to others, click Format - Arrange - Move Backward.
To align multiple shapes on a sheet- select them all (hold Ctrl and click on them), and then click Format - Arrange - Align Objects. For example, if you select in this menu Align Left, Word will line up the shapes so that their left borders match. But most often they are aligned along the bottom edge so that the figures are in a row.
Also, they can Distribute vertically or Distribute horizontally. The program will arrange the objects so that there are equal distances between them vertically and horizontally, respectively.
Grouping shapes in Word
Multiple shapes can be grouped together as if they had become one object. To do this, select the desired shapes and click Format - Arrange - Group Objects - Group. Now this structure can be moved, resized, flowed around, etc.
To ungroup objects, select this group and click Format - Arrange - Group Objects - Ungroup.
Rotate and flip shapes
Like regular pictures, shapes can be rotated and reflected. And this is done the same way. Select the objects to rotate and click on the ribbon Format - Arrange - Rotate Objects. Select an action from the menu that opens. 
Changing the size of a shape
The easiest way to change the size of a shape is to select it and stretch it using the white markers in the corners and on the edges of the frame. True, sometimes you want to set exact dimensions. Then find the fields on the tape Format - Size - Figure height and Figure Width. Write down the width and height values that you need.
That's all about working with shapes. By composing different objects and combining their properties, you can create good illustrations for your documents. You can use them to create diagrams, although there is a separate, excellent tool for this - SmartArt. I'll tell you about it soon, and the next article will be about another Microsoft know-how - WordArt inscriptions. Come in, read, become better!
It is often necessary to decorate texts artistically or provide them with illustrative material. WORD provides the ability to insert into the text or one of the standard pictures with the command Insert/Drawing/Pictures , or a drawing from a previously prepared file with the command Insert/Drawing/From File. WORD supports insertion of most known external formats graphic files (bmp, gif, jpg, pcx, tif, wmf and etc.).
Simple drawings can be made using the program itself WORD. Graphics include AutoShapes, Curves, Lines, and Objects WordArt. To change these objects, as well as their colors, fills, borders and other parameters, use the toolbar Drawing. It opens with the command View/Toolbars/Drawing.
IN WORD includes a set of ready-made autoshapes that can be used in documents. You can resize them, rotate them, flip them, and combine them with other shapes to create more complex shapes. Menu AutoShapes on the toolbar Drawing contains several categories of shapes: lines, basic shapes, flowchart elements, stars and ribbons, and callouts.
To draw a straight line you need to select from the list AutoShapes paragraph Lines, and then select linetype (). When drawing a line, it is necessary to take into account: in order for the angle of inclination of the line to be a multiple of 15 degrees, you must hold down the key ; To make the line continue in both directions from the starting point, hold down the key.
Tool Curve used to draw curves with increased accuracy. To draw a curve on the toolbar Drawing you have to press a button AutoShapes and select a team Lines and then the tool Curve. First you need to click the beginning of the shape, and then move the mouse, clicking in the places where you want to place the nodes of the curve. To leave the curve open, double-click any point on it. To close a shape, click near its starting point.
Tool Polyline used to obtain a better quality drawing, without stepped lines and sudden changes in direction. To draw curved segments, drag and drop is used. To draw a straight line segment, click the beginning and end of the segment. To leave the curve open, double-click any point on it. To snap a shape, click near its starting point.
To make an object look like it was drawn with a pencil, use the tool hand drawn curve. The resulting figure will have almost the same appearance as on the screen.
If you need to edit an existing curve or polyline, you should select it in the toolbar Drawing expand list Actions and select the item Start changing nodes. To change the shape of an object, you need to drag one of its nodes. To add a node to an object, simply click the location where you want to add it. Delete a node by clicking on it while holding down the key. If after selecting the command Start changing nodes If you right-click a node, a context menu will appear on the screen containing commands for adding, deleting, and changing the appearance of nodes.
Other items on the list AutoShapes contain a large number of different graphic objects:
To insert the correct shape (square, circle), you should select the tool Oval or Rectangle, but while drawing, hold down the key.
You can create a fairly complex drawing from individual graphic objects. In order for the program to consider it (or some part of it) as a single whole, you should select the necessary objects and give the command Actions/Group. After this, copying or moving the given picture is easier. If you need to edit any object included in the group, you must first give the command Actions/Ungroup.
To make it easier to create pictures, commands have been added to the Actions list Rotate/Flip, Align/Distribute(in particular Align Center– convenient for drawing concentric circles), Shift, Order.
The graphic grid is designed to align graphic objects, such as autoshapes. When you move an object or autoshape, alignment is performed along the nearest lines of the graphic grid. By default, graphic grid lines are not visible on the screen, but you can display them. The default spacing between graphic grid lines is 0.13 inches (minimum spacing is 0.1cm), however it is possible to change both the vertical and horizontal spacing between graphic grid lines. You can configure the grid with the command Actions/Grid.
WORD provides the opportunity not only to add a picture, but also to place it in the required manner in relation to the rest of the text. The desired way of text wrapping around a picture can be specified with the command Actions/Text Wrapping. Another way to set the position of a picture in the text: right-click on the picture and select the item in the context menu that opens Object Format. On the tab Position you can set the desired method of text wrapping, and to clarify some parameters, click on the button Additionally.
You can insert any text into a picture using the tool Inscription. To do this, mark or highlight with a frame while holding left button mouse, the place in the document where you want to insert the inscription. A blinking cursor will appear inside the frame. You can format the inscription font in the usual way. Clicking outside the text box makes it part of the drawing. To edit an inscription, just click on it with the mouse.
You can also add text to an AutoShape and use it as a text box. To add text, right-click any shape (except straight lines and polylines), select the command Add text in the context menu, and then enter the desired text. To change or add existing text, select the command Change text in the context menu, and then make the necessary changes.
The appearance of graphic objects, including labels, can be improved by changing the type and color of lines, fill and font, applying volumetric or shading effects using panel tools Drawing.
Use the button to insert artistic text Add an object WordArt on the toolbar Drawing. With this tool, you can create skewed, rotated, and stretched text, as well as text with shadows and text that fits within specific shapes. The desired type of text is selected from the opening palette WordArt Collection. Then enter text into the dialog box Changing WordArt Text, set the font format and click OK. Since decorated text is a graphic object, you can also use other buttons on the Drawing toolbar to change it, for example, fill the text with some kind of drawing.
