On a touch-enabled device, draw with your finger, a digital pen, or a mouse.
Available inking features depend on the type of device you’re using and which version of Office you’re using.
Please start by choosing your version of Office:
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If your device is touch-enabled, the Draw tab is turned on automatically. Otherwise, turn it on by selecting File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Draw. |
Write, draw, or highlight text
The new pen set is customizable and portable. You define the pens you want to have, and they are then available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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On the Draw tab of the Ribbon, tap a pen to select it.
In Word, you must be in Print layout to draw with ink. If the Draw tab is grayed out so that you can’t select a pen, go the View tab and select Print Layout.
In Outlook, first tap the body of the message and insert a drawing canvas
; then you can select a pen to draw with.
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Tap again to open the menu of Thickness and Color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color.
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There are five pen thickness settings ranging from .25 mm to 3.5 mm. Select a thickness or use the plus or minus sign to make your pen thicker or thinner.
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Sixteen solid colors are available on the menu, with more available when you tap More Colors.
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Eight effects are also available: Rainbow, Galaxy, Lava, Ocean, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
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A Pencil texture is also available:
When you draw with the Pencil texture while using a supported digital stylus, you can tilt the stylus to get a «shading» effect, just like you would get with a real pencil.
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On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.
Once you have drawn an ink shape, it behaves like any shape that you are used to working with in Office. You can select the shape, then you can move or copy it, change its color, pivot its position, and so on.
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To stop inking and select your annotations, press the Esc key.
Convert ink to text or shapes
Word or Excel: See Convert ink to shapes in Office
PowerPoint: See Convert ink to text or shapes in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.
More features
Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions.
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Under Draw > Tools, tap the Eraser.
(In PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, you can choose from different sizes of erasers. Word has three eraser options. Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.)
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With your pen or finger, drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
With the Segment Eraser in PowerPoint, you can simply tap a segment of ink or drag across it to remove it (rather than having to thoroughly wipe away the entire segment). Dragging across segments is an easy way to erase several at once.
Some active pens, such as the Surface pen, have an eraser that you can also use to erase digital ink.
All apps include a Draw tool on the Draw tab of the Ribbon for switching between inking mode and selection mode.
There is also an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, or
for specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.
Applies only to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel:
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink, use the Lasso Select tool. (This tool can’t select non-ink objects—that is, shapes, pictures, etc.)
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Under Draw > Tools on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
or
.
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With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you’re done, the portion you lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, change its color, and so on.
In both Excel and PowerPoint, with a digital pen, you can select an area without even tapping the selection tool on the ribbon. Use the supported digital pen button to Lasso Select ink without visiting the ribbon. Then you can use the pen to move, resize, or rotate the ink object.
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On the File menu, select Options, and then select Advanced.
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In the Pen section, select the box next to Use pen to select and interact with content by default.
This setting only applies to the app in which you make it, so, for example, you can have automatic inking turned on in Visio and turned off in Word.
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If your device is touch-enabled, the Draw tab is turned on automatically. Otherwise, turn it on by selecting File > Options > Customize Ribbon > Draw. |
Write, draw, or highlight text
The new pen set is customizable and portable. You define the pens you want to have, and they are then available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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On the Draw tab of the Ribbon, tap a pen to select it.
In Word, you must be in Print layout to draw with ink. If the Draw tab is grayed out so that you can’t select a pen, go the View tab and select Print Layout.
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Tap again to open the menu of Thickness and Color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color.
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There are five pen thickness settings ranging from .25 mm to 3.5 mm. Select a thickness or use the plus or minus sign to make your pen thicker or thinner.
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Sixteen solid colors are available on the menu, with more available when you tap More Colors.
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A Pencil texture is also available:
When you draw with the Pencil texture while using a supported digital stylus, you can tilt the stylus to get a «shading» effect, just like you would get with a real pencil.
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On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.
Once you have drawn an ink shape, it behaves like any shape that you are used to working with in Office. You can select the shape, then you can move or copy it, change its color, pivot its position, and so on.
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To stop inking and select your annotations, either to modify or move them, pick Select
on the Draw tab.
Convert ink to text or shapes
See Convert ink to text or shapes in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.
More features
Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions.
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Under Draw > Tools, tap the Eraser.
(In PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, you can choose from four erasers. Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.)
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With your pen or finger, drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
With the Segment Eraser in PowerPoint, you can simply tap a segment of ink or drag across it to remove it (rather than having to thoroughly wipe away the entire segment). Dragging across segments is an easy way to erase several at once.
Some active pens, such as the Surface pen, have an eraser that you can also use to erase digital ink.
When you’ve been drawing with ink, you can use Stop Inking on the Draw tab to change the mouse pointer back to a standard selection tool
. The selection tool can select digital ink drawings and any other kind of objects.
PowerPoint and Excel also have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.
Applies only to PowerPoint and Excel:
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink, use the Lasso Select tool. (This tool can’t select non-ink objects—that is, shapes, pictures, etc.)
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Under Draw > Tools on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
.
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With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you’re done, the portion you lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, change its color, and so on.
In both Excel and PowerPoint, with a digital pen, you can select an area without even tapping the selection tool on the ribbon. Use the supported digital pen button to Lasso Select ink without visiting the ribbon. Then you can use the pen to move, resize, or rotate the ink object.
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Select File > Options > Advanced.
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In the Pen section, select the box next to Use pen to select and interact with content by default.
This setting only applies to the app in which you make it. So, for example, you can have automatic inking turned on in Visio and turned off in Word.
Find the drawing tools
Go to the Review tab and select Start Inking to display the Ink Tools and Pens tab.
Write or draw
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Under Ink Tools >Pens choose Pen.
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To change the ink color and stroke width, point to the color and width (0.35mm — 0.5mm) you want.
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On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.
Highlight text
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Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Highlighter, and then pick a highlight color.
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Point and drag your pen or finger over the text that you want to highlight.
You can highlight text in Excel, Word, and Outlook, but PowerPoint doesn’t support highlighting text.
Delete whole written words or ink drawings
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Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser, and then pick an eraser size.
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With your pen or finger, select the word or ink drawing that you want to erase.
Drawing in OneNote
If you’re using OneNote and want to draw, see these other articles:
OneNote for Windows 10: Write notes and draw in OneNote
OneNote: Draw and sketch notes on a page
Extra features in PowerPoint
Select parts of an ink drawing or written words (PowerPoint only)
To select part of a drawing or some written words, use the Lasso tool. (You cannot use the Lasso tool to select non-ink objects (shapes, pictures, etc.).
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Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Lasso Select.
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With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you’re done, the portion you lassoed will be selected.
Delete parts of an ink drawing or parts of written words (PowerPoint only)
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Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser, and then pick an eraser size.
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With your pen or finger, select parts of the ink drawing or text that you want to erase.
Convert ink drawings to shapes (PowerPoint only)
You can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes.
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Under Ink Tools > Pens, select Convert to Shapes.
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With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide, and PowerPoint automatically converts your drawing to the shape that looks most like it.
To stop converting shapes, click Convert to Shapes again.
Which shapes can PowerPoint convert?
When you create an ink drawing, PowerPoint can convert it to the shape that is most like it.
Ink drawing |
Corresponding shape |
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Rectangle
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Rectangle
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Square
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Rectangle with all sides equal
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Diamond
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Diamond
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Parallelogram
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Parallelogram
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Trapezoid
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Trapezoid
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Irregular quadrilateral
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Closed freeform shape with four sides
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Regular pentagon
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Pentagon with all sides equal
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Regular hexagon
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Hexagon with all sides equal
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Ellipse
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Ellipse
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Circle
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Ellipse with shape height and width equal
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Single-headed arrow
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Arrow
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Double-headed arrow
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Double arrow
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Arrows connecting two shapes
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Arrow connectors
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Right triangle
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Triangle with right angle
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Equilateral triangle
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Triangle with all sides equal
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Isosceles triangle
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Triangle with two equal sides
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Irregular triangle
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Closed freeform with three sides. |
For more information about using Office with Windows touch devices, see the following:
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Office Touch Guide
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Read documents in Word
Write, draw, or highlight text
On the Mac, these features are only available in Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 for Mac.
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On the Draw tab of the Ribbon, tap a pen to select it.
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Tap again to open the menu of Thickness and Color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color.
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There are five pen thickness settings ranging from .25 mm to 3.5 mm. Select a thickness to make your pen thicker or thinner.
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Sixteen solid colors are available on the menu, with more available when you tap More Colors.
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Eight effects are also available: Rainbow, Galaxy, Lava, Ocean, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
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A Pencil texture is also available:
When you draw with the Pencil texture while using a supported digital stylus, you can tilt the stylus to get a «shading» effect, just like you would get with a real pencil.
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Once you have drawn an ink shape, it behaves like any shape that you are used to working with in Office. You can select the shape, then you can move or copy it, change its color, pivot its position, and so on.
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To stop inking and select your annotations, press the Esc key.
Touch drawing with a trackpad
Rather than drawing ink with your mouse, you can draw on a trackpad with your finger. See Use your trackpad for «touch» drawing for more information.
Erase ink
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Under Draw > Tools, tap the Eraser.
(In PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, you can choose from different sizes of erasers. Word has three eraser options (version 16.28 or newer). Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.)
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With your mouse, pen, or finger, drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
Additional procedures
Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions.
PowerPoint and Excel also have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.
Applies only to PowerPoint and Excel:
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink, use the Lasso Select tool. (This tool can’t select non-ink objects—that is, shapes, pictures, etc.)
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Under Draw > Tools on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
.
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With your mouse, pen, or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you’re done, the portion you lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, change its color, and so on.
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On the PowerPoint, Word, or Excel menu, select Preferences > Authoring and Proofing Tools > General.
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In the Pen section, clear the box next to Use pen to select and interact with content by default.
This setting only applies to the current app. So, for example, you can have automatic inking turned on in Excel and turned off in Word.
Basic inking tools
Word for iOS, Excel for iOS, and PowerPoint for iOS all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, multiple ink colors, and ink thickness options:
If you’re working in OneNote on your iPad, see Handwrite, draw, and sketch.
Draw or write
By default, Draw with Mouse or Touch (or «Inking mode») is turned on when you are using a mobile device. Just tap the Draw tab, select a pen , and you can begin drawing ink on a slide.
To change the settings on a pen:
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Tap again to open the menu of thickness and color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color:
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There are five pen thickness settings ranging from .25 mm to 3.5 mm. Select a thickness or use the plus or minus sign to make your pen thicker or thinner.
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Sixteen solid colors are available on the menu, with more available when you tap More Ink Colors.
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(For Microsoft 365 subscribers only) Eight effects are also available: Rainbow, Galaxy, Lava, Ocean, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
A Pencil texture is now available:
The Apple Pencil is sensitive to pressure, which allows you to vary line thickness. It’s also sensitive to tilt, which allows you to create shading, as you can with a tilted lead pencil.
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On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.
Once you have drawn an ink shape, it behaves like any shape that you are used to working with in Office. You can select the shape, then you can move or copy it, change its color, pivot its position, and so on.
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To stop inking and select your annotations, either to modify or move them, turn off Draw with Touch on the Draw tab. Turning off this feature also keeps you from making accidental ink marks when your hand touches the screen.
Watch a video overview of the inking features in iPhone and iPad:
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Select
On an iOS device, Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. Otherwise, you are in Select mode, and you can tap to select an object.
(If you’re using an Apple Pencil on an iPad Pro device, you can make Select mode the default by going to app settings.)
PowerPoint and Excel have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects on a slide and you only want to select an ink object.
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink in PowerPoint or Excel, use the Lasso Select tool:
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On the Draw tab on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
.
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With your pen or finger, drag to encircle the ink that you want to select.
A faded, dashed selection region appears as you drag, and when you’re done, the portion you’ve lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, copy it, delete it, and so on.
Erase
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On the Draw tab, tap the Eraser.
Word has three erasers to choose from—a stroke eraser, a small eraser, or a medium eraser. Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.
PowerPoint has those three erasers plus one more: With the Segment Eraser, you can simply tap a segment of ink or drag across it to remove it (rather than having to thoroughly wipe away the entire segment). Dragging across segments is an easy way to erase several at once.
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Drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
Switch tools with the new Apple Pencil
Office for iOS supports the 2nd-generation Apple Pencil and its double-tap gesture. By default, the double-tap gesture switches from the current tool to the eraser, but the System settings on your device allow you to choose a different behavior for this gesture. This feature is available to Microsoft 365 subscribers in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on iPad version 2.22.19020201 and later.
Turn off automatic inking
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Open the Settings app from the home screen of your iOS device.
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Scroll through the list of apps at the bottom of the Settings page to find your Microsoft 365 app, and tap to open its Settings.
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In the app settings on the right side, at the bottom under Draw and Annotate, toggle Apple Pencil Always Draws Ink.
For more information, see Turn off automatic inking on iOS.
Convert ink drawings to standard shapes in PowerPoint
In PowerPoint, you can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes:
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Ensure that Draw with Mouse or Touch
is turned on.
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Tap Ink to Shapes
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With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide. When you finish drawing, PowerPoint automatically converts your drawing to the shape that looks most like it.
To stop converting shapes, tap Ink to Shapes again.
Basic inking tools
Word for Android, Excel for Android, and PowerPoint for Android all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, ink colors and a color wheel, and ink thickness options:
Draw or write
By default, Draw with Mouse or Touch (or «Inking mode») is turned on when you are using a mobile device. Just tap the Draw tab, select a pen , and you can begin drawing ink on a slide.
Select
On an Android device, Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. Otherwise, you are in Select mode, and you can tap to select an object.
PowerPoint and Excel have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, specifically for selecting ink drawings. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink in PowerPoint or Excel, use the Lasso Select tool.
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On the Draw tab on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
.
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With your pen or finger, drag to encircle the ink that you want to select.
A faded, dashed selection region appears as you drag, and when you’re done, the portion you’ve lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, copy it, delete it, and so on.
Erase
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On the Draw tab, tap the Eraser.
(In PowerPoint, you can choose from three erasers—a stroke eraser, or a small or medium eraser. Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.)
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Drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
Some active pens, such as the Surface pen, have an eraser that you can also use to erase digital ink without having to select an eraser from the Ribbon.
Convert ink drawings to standard shapes in PowerPoint
In PowerPoint, you can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes:
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Ensure that Draw with Mouse or Touch
is turned on.
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Tap Ink to Shapes
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With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide. When you finish drawing, PowerPoint automatically converts your drawing to the shape that looks most like it.
To stop converting shapes, tap Ink to Shapes again.
Annotate with ink while showing a presentation
In PowerPoint, you can add ink markings to a slide while you are presenting:
Basic inking tools
Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, multiple ink colors, and ink thickness options:
If you’re working in OneNote for Windows 10, see Write notes and draw in OneNote for Windows 10.
Draw or write
By default, Draw with Touch (or «Inking mode») is turned on when you are using a mobile device. Just tap the Draw tab, select a pen , and you can begin drawing ink on a slide.
The Draw tab in Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile for Windows 10 is similar to the desktop versions of each app. Before you can use the drawing features, be sure to update to the latest version of Windows 10. To do this, select the Windows button in the lower-left corner of your screen, and select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. Click Check for updates to get the latest updates.
To change the settings on a pen:
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Tap again to open the menu of thickness and color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color:
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There are five pen thickness settings ranging from .25 mm to 3.5 mm. Select a thickness or use the plus or minus sign to make your pen thicker or thinner.
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Sixteen solid colors are available on the menu, with more available when you tap More Ink Colors.
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Eight effects are also available: Rainbow, Galaxy, Lava, Ocean, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
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On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.
Once you have drawn an ink shape, it behaves like any shape that you are used to working with in Office. You can select the shape, then you can move or copy it, change its color, pivot its position, and so on.
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To stop inking and select your annotations, either to modify or move them, turn off Draw with Touch on the Draw tab. Turning off this feature also keeps you from making accidental ink marks when your hand touches the screen.
Select
Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. Otherwise, you are in Select mode, and you can tap to select an object.
PowerPoint Mobile and Excel Mobile also have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, , specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. It’s most useful when you have a mixture of standard and ink objects and you only want to select an ink object.
To select part of a drawing or words written in ink in PowerPoint or Excel:
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On the Draw tab on the Ribbon, tap Lasso Select
.
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With your pen or finger, drag to encircle the ink that you want to select.
A faded, dashed selection region appears as you drag, and when you’re done, the portion you’ve lassoed is selected. Then you can manipulate that object as you wish: move it, copy it, delete it, and so on.
Erase
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On the Draw tab, tap the Eraser.
(In PowerPoint, you can choose from three erasers—a stroke eraser, or a small or medium eraser. Tap the down arrow on the Eraser button to pick the eraser that you want.)
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Drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove.
Convert ink drawings to standard shapes in PowerPoint
In PowerPoint, you can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes:
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Ensure that Draw with Mouse or Touch
is turned on.
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Tap Ink to Shapes
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With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide. When you finish drawing, PowerPoint automatically converts your drawing to the shape that looks most like it.
To stop converting shapes, tap Ink to Shapes again.
Open the Draw tab on Windows 10 Mobile phones
Here’s how to see the Draw tab in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows 10 Mobile phones.
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Select the More button
in the lower-right corner of the screen.
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Pick the Draw tab.
Write, draw, or highlight text in PowerPoint
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On the Draw tab of the ribbon tap a pen to select it.
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If you want to customize the pen tap the drop arrow next to the pen on the ribbon and select the thickness, and color, you want.
The Draw menu lets you have two separate pens available, plus a highlighter.
Stop inking
After you’ve drawn what you want, you can stop inking and return to selection mode by pressing the Esc key.
Erase ink
Select the eraser from the pens gallery on the Draw tab, then swipe your cursor across the ink you want to erase. This is a stroke eraser, which means it will erase entire ink strokes at a time.
See Also
Languages supported for ink-to-text conversion
Turn off automatic inking on Windows or iOS
Draw a freeform shape Click anywhere in the document, and then drag to draw. To draw a straight segment with the Freeform tool, click one location, move your pointer to a different location, and then click again; to draw a curved segment, keep your mouse button pressed as you drag to draw.
Contents
- 1 How do I enable drawing in Word?
- 2 How do you draw on Microsoft Word?
- 3 Is there a draw tool in Word?
- 4 How do you draw arrows for free in Word?
- 5 Why is Draw disabled in Word?
- 6 Where is drawing tool in Word?
- 7 How do I insert a pen in Word?
- 8 How can I draw on a PDF for free?
- 9 Does scribble work in Word?
- 10 How do I turn off drawing tools in Word?
- 11 How can I Draw a line in Word?
- 12 How do you draw an arc in Word?
- 13 How do you make a right arrow symbol?
- 14 How do I enable the pen in Word 2007?
- 15 Why is my pen not working on Word?
- 16 Is there a pencil tool in Word?
- 17 Where is the pen tool in Microsoft Word 2010?
- 18 How do you draw in Word 2020?
- 19 How do I draw on a PDF without Adobe?
- 20 How do I draw on a PDF in Windows 10?
How do I enable drawing in Word?
Right-click the Ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon. Check the box next to Draw, then click OK. The Draw tab will now be available in the Ribbon.
How do you draw on Microsoft Word?
Add a drawing to a document
- Click in your document where you want to create the drawing.
- On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.
- When you find the shape you want to insert, double-click to insert it automatically, or click and drag to draw it in your document.
Is there a draw tool in Word?
You can draw freely in Microsoft Word using the “Draw” feature whether you have Word for Mac or Windows. You can also insert customizable shapes into your document, or draw using the “Scribble” feature. The process of drawing in Word varies based on which version of Word and device you’re using.
How do you draw arrows for free in Word?
Drawing a Basic Arrow Shape
In the Lines group on the drop-down menu, click the “Line Arrow” option. A crosshair symbol will display. Press and hold your mouse button, then drag to draw the arrow. Release the mouse button to finish drawing the arrow.
Why is Draw disabled in Word?
In Word, you must be in Print layout to draw with ink. If the Draw tab is grayed out so that you can’t select a pen, go the View tab and select Print Layout. Tap again to open the menu of Thickness and Color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color.
Where is drawing tool in Word?
Click View > Toolbars > Drawing. The Drawing toolbar is displayed or hidden. The Drawing toolbar contains a collection of icon buttons that allows the user to draw shapes and images in the document.
How do I insert a pen in Word?
Click on File tab and select Options from the menu Page 2 3. Select All Tabs under Choose Commands from: 4. Select Pens under the Ink Tools and click the Add button to add the Pens tab as a main tab on the ribbon.
How can I draw on a PDF for free?
Draw on any PDF document.
- Launch Acrobat and select File > Open to bring up your PDF.
- From the menu bar on the right, select Comment.
- Select the marker icon in the Comment toolbar to activate the Draw Free Form tool.
- Draw on the PDF.
- Once you’re finished, save your PDF.
Does scribble work in Word?
Turn handwriting into text with Scribble
In a document, tap Apple Pencil in the body of a word-processing document where you want to write. Or tap in a text box, shape, or in a table cell in a word-processing or page layout document. Tap the Scribble tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then start writing.
How do I turn off drawing tools in Word?
To turn off the drawing canvas, do the following:
- From the Tools menu, choose Options.
- Click the General tab.
- Uncheck Automatically Create Drawing Canvas When Inserting AutoShapes in the General Options section.
- Click OK.
How can I Draw a line in Word?
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes. Under Lines, click any line style you like. Click one location in the document, hold and drag your pointer to a different location, and then release the mouse button.
How do you draw an arc in Word?
Draw a curve
- On the Insert tab, click Shapes.
- Under Lines, click Curve.
- Click where you want the curve to start, drag to draw, and then click wherever you want to add a curve.
- To end a shape, do one of the following: To leave the shape open, double-click at any time. To close the shape, click near its starting point.
How do you make a right arrow symbol?
There are different types of arrows that are represented by an Alt Code value. You can type arrow symbols in Excel, in Word etc or you can copy and paste them anywhere you like.
Arrow Symbol Alt Codes.
Arrow Symbol | Arrow Type | Alt Code |
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→ | Rightwards Arrow | 26 |
← | Leftwards Arrow | 27 |
↔ | Left-Right Arrow | 29 |
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How do I enable the pen in Word 2007?
Go to the Review tab. Select the Review tab in the ribbon. Click Start Inking. Choose your Inking options: You can use a felt tip pen, ballpoint pen, highlighter, eraser, delete all the ink, and change the color and weight of all of the different pens.
Why is my pen not working on Word?
If you do not have that version, click on Update Options and then Update Now. If your version of Word is up to date, go to File>Options>Advanced>Pen and check the box for “Use pen to select and interact with content by default.”
Is there a pencil tool in Word?
There are three drawing pens available—Pencil, Pen, and Highlighter. As you’d expect, using the Pencil tool inserts a finer, less precise drawing line to your document.With your drawing pen tool selected and configured, you can begin drawing onto your Word document directly.
Where is the pen tool in Microsoft Word 2010?
Click “File” > “Options” > “Customize Ribbon” > “Main Tabs” box > Review. The improved inking feature in Word 2010 lets you make ink annotations on your document on your Tablet PC and save those ink annotations together with the document.
How do you draw in Word 2020?
How to draw in Word
- Click the ‘Shapes’ button and select ‘Scribble’ Open up your Microsoft Word document.
- Hold down your mouse to draw. Click and hold down your mouse to draw.
- Release the mouse. As soon as you release your mouse, the drawing will be finished.
- Edit your drawing. Double-click your drawing.
How do I draw on a PDF without Adobe?
How to draw on a PDF online for free
- First, go to our PDF Editor and upload your PDF.
- Choose the ‘Freehand tool’ via the top toolbar or by pressing ‘F. ‘
- Pick one of the 27 available colors, the thickness, and the opacity of the drawing tool.
- Draw as you please, and download your PDF when you are done.
How do I draw on a PDF in Windows 10?
Here’s how to draw on a PDF with Windows 10.
Click the Select A File button or drag and drop your PDF into the drop zone to draw on your file. Then sign in to your Adobe, Google, or Apple account. To select the drawing tool, click on the Pencil icon in the toolbar.
While Microsoft Word isn’t the best drawing tool, you can create basic drawings or scribbles in Word directly. Here’s how.
Microsoft Word isn’t essential software for graphics designers, and for a good reason. It’s true—Microsoft Word isn’t best suited for drawing, but it does have some built-in drawing tools you can use, should you need to.
For simple drawings, you can draw in Word directly using shapes, lines, or pen tools. If you want to draw in Microsoft Word, here’s what you’ll need to do.
These instructions have been designed with Microsoft Office 2019 in mind. Note that Microsoft 365 (formerly O365) is the Office suite with 1 TB of OneDrive per user. While the steps may work for older versions of Word, there may be some variations or missing features.
Using Microsoft Word Drawing Tools
There are two sets of drawing tools available to Microsoft Word users. If you want to draw basic, block-like images, you can insert shapes or lines into your Word document and group them together. You might want to do this if you’re creating a diagram or flow chart, for instance.
Alternatively, you can turn Word into your own personal canvas using pen drawing tools. If you have a touchscreen device or a graphics tablet, you can create freehand drawings.
To insert shapes, you’ll need to press the Insert tab on the ribbon bar. For freehand drawings, press the Draw tab instead.
Inserting Shapes into Microsoft Word
If you’re not confident of your freehand drawing ability, or you want to create diagrams in Word, you can insert shapes.
There are hundreds of pre-set shapes available. You can draw typical shapes like squares or circles or insert arrows, stars, speech bubbles, and more. To insert a shape, press the Insert tab on the ribbon bar, then press the Shapes button.
This will list the various shape options in a drop-down menu for you to choose from.
Press on one of the pre-set shapes or line options to select it—your cursor will change at this point.
Once this happens, draw onto your Word document directly to insert the shape or line you selected. This allows you to select the appropriate size for your shape.
With the shape inserted and selected, Word will switch to the Format tab on the ribbon bar. From here, you can format your shape.
For instance, add text to your shape and begin typing with the shape selected–the text will be inserted inside the shape.
You can also change the color and style of your shape, as well as the position and alignment of any inserted text, using the options listed in the Format tab.
Creating Freehand Drawings in Word
If you want to create more original Word drawings, you can use various pen drawing tools to draw onto a Word document. You can do this using a mouse or trackpad, or more precisely, using a touchscreen device or graphics tablet.
To start, press the Draw tab on the ribbon bar. This will display the pen drawing tool options for you to use.
Three drawing options are available under the Tools section. Press Draw with Touch to begin drawing with one of the pen tools, Eraser to switch to the eraser tool, or Select to select your drawings as objects to move, copy, or delete them.
A list of available pens to draw with is shown under the Pens category. There are three drawing pens available—Pencil, Pen, and Highlighter.
As you’d expect, using the Pencil tool inserts a finer, less precise drawing line to your document. The Pen tool is the opposite—lines are clearer, thicker, and more defined. The Highlighter tool can be used for emphasis, adding color to your drawings.
Several pre-set colors and designs are available already in the Pens category—select one of these to begin drawing. Alternatively, you can create your own by pressing the Add Pen button and selecting one of the tools listed in the drop-down menu.
This will add a new pen design to the Pens category, with a settings drop-down menu. From here, you can set the thickness and color of the pen tool, with a preview of the pen design at the top.
You can edit these in the future by hovering over a pen design and press the arrow icon in the bottom-left corner.
With your drawing pen tool selected and configured, you can begin drawing onto your Word document directly.
Creating a Drawing Canvas in Word
Word allows you to draw onto a Word document without constraints. If you’d prefer to draw onto a much smaller area of your Word document, however, you can insert a drawing canvas.
A drawing canvas groups your drawing into a single object which can then be moved, resized, or copied elsewhere. To do this, press the Drawing Canvas button in the Insert section of the Draw tab.
This will insert the canvas into your Word document. You will only be able to draw inside the canvas object’s borders– anything drawn outside of this will be ignored.
Designing Microsoft Word Documents
While it hasn’t been designed with drawing in mind, you can still use shapes, lines, and freehand pen drawings to create simplistic images in Microsoft Word. You can use shapes to create a flow chart or diagram or use free-hand drawings to show your artistic drawing skills.
You can insert and edit images in Microsoft Word too, but don’t forget Word’s main purpose. If you’re designing new documents, you may prefer to use building blocks to help you create them more quickly.
Sometimes, you can’t express yourself in words and numbers alone.
Sometimes, you need to express yourself through art. Luckily, Microsoft Word recognizes this need and gives users the option to draw on a document.
If you want a new way to showcase your ideas, give drawing a try! It’s easy, adds some flair to your document and might be a more effective way to communicate your thoughts.
- In the ‘Insert tab,’ click the ‘Shapes’ button, and in the drop-down menu select ‘Scribble’
- Click and hold down your mouse to draw the shape you want
- Release the mouse when you’ve finished drawing
- Go to the ‘Shape Format’ tab to edit your shape
How to draw in Word
For all my visual learners in the house, follow along as I go through the drawing process step-by-step. I also include some formatting and editing tips and tricks to consider.
1. Click the ‘Shapes’ button and select ‘Scribble’
Open up your Microsoft Word document. It can be an empty document or it can be filled with an essay — you can draw over words if you want.
Navigate to the ‘Insert’ tab. From there, select ‘Shapes.’ A drop-down menu will appear. Under the ‘Lines’ options, select the very last button. It looks like a scribble and is aptly named ‘Scribble.’
2. Hold down your mouse to draw
Click and hold down your mouse to draw. Admittedly, this isn’t the most intuitive thing in the world and your drawings probably won’t look like they do on paper. That’s okay, you do get a chance to tweak and sculpt your drawing later — as well as adjust the line coloring, width, fill color, and more.
Here’s the strange shape I chose to draw (don’t ask me what it is):
3. Release the mouse
As soon as you release your mouse, the drawing will be finished. You’ll no longer be able to continue drawing, like you would if it were pen and paper.
If you released the mouse too early, you can delete the shape and start over. If you want to add another shape to complement the one you just drew, go ahead and click the ‘Scribble’ button and go through the drawing process once more.
If you have the basic idea of the drawing done but it’s not exactly what you wanted, you can tweak the lines a bit. Double-click on the drawing. Click on the small ‘Edit Shape’ button in the top left corner. Then, select ‘Edit Points.’
A bunch of, you guessed it, points will appear on your drawing. Dragging a point out, in, or sideways effectively drags the line of the drawing with it. When you click off of the point, the drawing will be altered accordingly.
4. Edit your drawing
Double-click your drawing. A new tab will appear in the menu banner called ‘Shape Format.’ Now you can resize your shape by dragging the corners of the box around it. You can use the ‘Shape Fill’ button to add color inside your shape.
You can change the color of the outline by clicking the pencil button, located next to the ‘Shape Fill’ button. You can also choose to have ‘No Outline’ if you want.
Another way to make your drawing stand out is by adding text to it. Click on the ‘Draw a Text Box’ icon located next to the ‘Shapes’ button.
Drag your mouse over where you want the text box to live inside your shape. You can play with all the text editing options and include hanging indents, if you want.
To unlock more editing options, select the ‘Format Pane’ on the far right. This will open a sidebar where you can edit the line type of the outline, play with color effects for the fill color, and more!
Once you’ve manipulated your shape into a final product that you’re happy with, go ahead and ‘Save As.’ Now you’re ready to share your creativity with the world!
Other things to know about drawing in Word
It will be very difficult for you to draw straight lines in Word. That’s simply due to the impossibility of dragging a mouse precisely. If that’s frustrating you to no end, there are work arounds.
How to draw a line in Word
If you want to have a very straight line, maybe the ‘Scribble’ tool is not the right one for you. Go back to the ‘Shapes’ drop-down menu under the ‘Insert’ tab and go through the different line options available to you. Select what’s best for your vision and go from there!
You’ll also notice that Word offers a variety of pre-made shapes to choose from. If you’re struggling to draw a star that doesn’t look like a sad blob, maybe try select the pre-made star shape. You can still play with the coloring, size, lines and more.
TIP: If you are dead-set on drawing freehand but Word isn’t working out for you, try drawing in Microsoft Paint. You can always insert that image into Word later on.
Want to put your artistry to the test in other ways? Discover how to make a brochure in Word.
Holly is the director of content marketing at G2. An avid reader and writer, Holly graduated from the University of Missouri with a dual major in Journalism and English. She firmly believes in the power of content and is constantly seeking ways to better engage and delight readers.
Содержание
- Включение вкладки «Рисование»
- Средства рисования
- Инструменты
- Перья
- Преобразовать
- Воспроизведение
- Рисование с помощью фигур
- Добавление области для рисования
- Инструменты для рисования
- Вставка фигур
- Стили фигур
- Стили WordArt
- Текст
- Упорядочить
- Размер
- Вопросы и ответы
MS Word — это, в первую очередь, текстовый редактор, однако, рисовать в этой программе тоже можно. Таких возможностей и удобства в работе, как в специализированных программах, изначально предназначенных для рисования и работы с графикой, ждать от Ворда, конечно, не стоит. Тем не менее, для решения базовых задач стандартного набора инструментов будет достаточно.
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Прежде, чем рассмотреть то, как сделать рисунок в Ворде, следует отметить, что рисовать в данной программе можно двумя разными методами. Первый — вручную, подобно тому, как это происходит в Paint, правда, немного проще. Второй метод — рисование по шаблонам, то есть, с использованием шаблонных фигур. Обилия карандашей и кистей, цветовых палитр, маркеров и прочих инструментов в детище Майкрософт вы не найдете, но создать простой рисунок здесь все же вполне возможно.
Включение вкладки «Рисование»
В Microsoft Word есть набор средств для рисования, которые подобны таковым в стандартном Paint, интегрированном в Windows. Примечательно, что о существовании этих инструментов многие пользователи даже не догадываются. Все дело в том, что вкладка с ними по умолчанию не отображается на панели быстрого доступа программы. Следовательно, прежде, чем приступить к рисованию в Ворде, нам с вами предстоит эту вкладку отобразить.
1. Откройте меню «Файл» и перейдите в раздел «Параметры».
2. В открывшемся окне выберите пункт «Настроить ленту».
3. В разделе «Основные вкладки» установите галочку напротив пункта «Рисование».
4. Нажмите «ОК», чтобы внесенные вами изменения вступили в силу.
После закрытия окна «Параметры» на панели быстрого доступа в программе Microsoft Word появится вкладка «Рисование». Все инструменты и возможности этой вкладки мы рассмотрим ниже.
Средства рисования
Во вкладке «Рисование» в Ворде, вы можете видеть все те инструменты, с помощью которых можно рисовать в этой программе. Давайте подробно рассмотрим каждый из них.
Инструменты
В этой группе расположились три инструмента, без которых рисование попросту невозможно.
Выбрать: позволяет указать на уже нарисованный объект, расположенный на странице документа.
Рисовать пальцем: предназначен, в первую очередь, для сенсорных экранов, но может использоваться и на обычных. В таком случае вместо пальца будет использоваться указатель курсора — все как в Paint и других подобных программах.
Примечание: Если вам необходимо изменить цвет кисти, которой вы рисуете, сделать это можно в соседней группе инструментов — «Перья», нажав на кнопку «Цвет».
Ластик: этот инструмент позволяет стереть (удалить) объект или его часть.
Перья
В этой группе вы можете выбрать одно из множества доступных перьев, которые отличаются, в первую очередь, по типу линии. Нажав на кнопку «Больше», расположенную в правом нижнем углу окна со стилями, вы сможете увидеть предпросмотр каждого доступного пера.
Рядом с окном стилей расположены инструменты «Цвет» и «Толщина», позволяющие выбрать цвет и толщину пера, соответственно.
Преобразовать
Инструменты, расположенные в этой группе, предназначены не совсем для рисования, а то и вовсе не для этих целей.
Редактирование от руки: позволяет выполнять редактирование документов с помощью пера. Используя этот инструмент, можно вручную обводить фрагменты текста, подчеркивать слова и фразы, указывать на ошибки, рисовать указательные стрелки и т.д.
Урок: Рецензирование текста в Word
Преобразовать в фигуры: сделав набросок какой-либо фигуры, вы можете преобразовать ее из рисунка в объект, который можно будет перемещать по странице, можно будет изменять его размер и выполнять все те манипуляции, которые применимы для других рисованых фигур.
Для преобразования наброска в фигуру (объект) необходимо просто указать на нарисованный элемент, воспользовавшись инструментом «Выбрать», а затем нажать кнопку «Преобразовать в фигуры».
Урок: Как сгруппировать фигуры в Ворде
Рукописный фрагмент в математическом выражении: мы уже писали о том, как добавлять математические формулы и уравнения в Word. С помощью данного инструмента группы «Преобразовать» вы можете вписать в эту формулу символ или знак, которого нет в стандартном наборе программы.
Урок: Вставка уравнений в Ворде
Воспроизведение
Нарисовав или написав что-то с помощью пера, вы можете включить визуальное воспроизведение этого процесса. Все, что для этого требуется, нажать кнопку «Воспроизведение рукописного ввода», расположенную в группе «Воспроизведение» на панели быстрого доступа.
Собственно, на этом можно было бы и закончить, так как мы с вами рассмотрели все инструменты и возможности вкладки «Рисование» программы Microsoft Word. Вот только рисовать в этом редакторе можно не только от руки, но и по шаблонам, то есть, используя для этого готовые фигуры и объекты.
С одной стороны такой подход может оказаться ограниченным в плане возможностей, с другой стороны — он предоставляет куда более широкий выбор средств для редактирования и оформления создаваемых рисунков. Более подробно о том, как в Ворде рисовать фигуры и рисовать с помощью фигур, читайте ниже.
Рисование с помощью фигур
Создать рисунок произвольной формы, со скруглениями, пестрыми цветами с плавными переходами, оттенками и прочими деталями этим методом практически невозможно. Правда, зачастую столь серьезный подход и не требуется. Проще говоря, не выдвигайте к Word высокие требования — это не графический редактор.
Урок: Как в Ворде нарисовать стрелку
Добавление области для рисования
1. Откройте документ, в котором нужно сделать рисунок, и перейдите во вкладку «Вставка».
2. В группе иллюстрации нажмите на кнопку «Фигуры».
3. В выпадающем меню с доступными фигурами выберите последний пункт: «Новое полотно».
4. На странице появится прямоугольная область, в которой и можно начать рисовать.
Если это необходимо, измените размеры поля для рисования. Для этого потяните в нужном направлении за один из маркеров, расположенных на его границе.
Инструменты для рисования
Сразу после добавления нового полотна на страницу, в документе откроется вкладка «Формат», в которой и будут находиться основные инструменты для рисования. Рассмотрим детально каждую из групп, представленных на панели быстрого доступа.
Вставка фигур
«Фигуры» — нажав на эту кнопку, вы увидите большой перечень фигур, которые можно добавить на страницу. Все они разделены по тематическим группам, название каждой из которых говорит само за себя. Здесь вы найдете:
- Линии;
- Прямоугольники;
- Основные фигуры;
- Фигурные стрелки;
- Фигуры для уравнений;
- Блок-схемы;
- Звезды;
- Выноски.
Выберите подходящий тип фигуры и нарисуйте ее, задав левым кликом мышки точку начала. Не отпуская кнопку, укажите конечную точку фигуры (если это прямая) или область, которую она должна занимать. После этого отпустите левую кнопку мышки.
«Изменить фигуру» — выбрав первый пункт в меню этой кнопки, вы можете, в буквальном смысле, изменить фигуру, то есть, вместо одной нарисовать другую. Второй пункт в меню этой кнопки — «Начать изменение узлов». Выбрав его, вы можете изменить узлы, то есть, точки привязки конкретных мест фигуры (в нашем примере это внешние и внутренние углы прямоугольника.
«Добавить надпись» — эта кнопка позволяет добавить текстовое поле и вписать в него текст. Поле добавляется в указанном вами месте, однако, при необходимости его можно свободно перемещать по странице. Рекомендуем предварительно сделать поле и его грани прозрачными. Более подробно о том, как работать с текстовым полем и что можно сделать с его помощью, вы можете прочесть в нашей статье.
Урок: Как в Word перевернуть текст
Стили фигур
С помощью инструментов данной группы вы можете изменить внешний вид нарисованной фигуры, ее стиль, текстуру.
Выбрав подходящий вариант, вы можете изменить цвет контура фигуры и цвет заливки.
Для этого выберите подходящие цвета в выпадающем меню кнопок «Заливка фигуры» и «Контур фигуры», которые расположены справа от окна с шаблонными стилями фигур.
Примечание: Если стандартные цвета вас не устраивают, вы можете изменить их с помощью параметра «Другие цвета». Также, в качестве цвета заливки можно выбрать градиент или текстуру. В меню кнопки «Цвет контура» можно регулировать толщину линии.
«Эффекты фигуры» — это инструмент, с помощью которого можно еще больше изменить внешний вид фигуры, выбрав один из предложенных эффектов. В числе таковых:
- Тень;
- Отражение;
- Подсветка;
- Сглаживание;
- Рельеф;
- Поворот.
Примечание: Параметр «Поворот» доступен только для объемных фигур, некоторые эффекты из вышеперечисленных разделов тоже доступны только для фигур определенного типа.
Стили WordArt
Эффекты из данного раздела применяются исключительно к тексту, добавленнуму с помощью кнопки «Добавление надписи», расположенной в группе «Вставка фигуры».
Текст
Аналогично стилям WordArt, эффекты применяются исключительно к тексту.
Упорядочить
Инструменты этой группы предназначены для изменения положения фигуры, ее выравнивания, поворота и других подобных манипуляций.
Поворот фигуры выполняется точно так же, как и поворот рисунка — на шаблонное, строго заданное или произвольное значение. То есть, можно выбрать стандартный угол поворота, указать свой или просто повернуть фигуру, потянув за круговую стрелку, расположенную непосредственно над ней.
Урок: Как в Ворд повернуть рисунок
Кроме того, с помощью данного раздела можно наложить одну фигуру на другую, подобно тому, как это можно сделать с рисунками.
Урок: Как в Word наложить одну картинку на другую
В этом же разделе можно сделать обтекание фигуры текстом или сгруппировать две и более фигур.
Уроки по работе с Ворд:
Как сгруппировать фигуры
Обтекание картинки текстом
Примечание: Инструменты группы «Упорядочить» в случае работы с фигурами абсолютно идентичны таковыми при работе с рисунками, с их помощью можно выполнять ровно такие же манипуляции.
Размер
Возможность единого инструмента данной группы всего одна — изменение размера фигуры и поля, в котором она находиться. Здесь можно задать точное значение ширины и высоты в сантиметрах или изменить его пошагово с помощью стрелок.
Кроме того, размер поля, как и размер фигуры, можно менять вручную, используя для этого маркеры, расположенные по контуру их границ.
Урок: Как обрезать рисунок в Word
Примечание: Для выхода из режима рисования нажмите клавишу «ESC» или же кликните левой кнопкой мышки в пустом месте документа. Чтобы вернуться к редактированию и открыть вкладку «Формат», дважды кликните по рисунку/фигуре.
Вот, собственно, и все, из этой статьи вы узнали, как рисовать в Ворде. Не забывайте о том, что данная программа является в первую очередь текстовым редактором, поэтому не стоит возлагать на нее слишком серьезных задач. Используйте для таких целей профильный софт — графические редакторы.