Insert a shape

You can add shapes of the following types to your documents: line, rectangle, ellipse, triangle, diamond, folded corner, star, heart, brackets, arrows, callouts, and text boxes.

Insert a line

To insert a line into a document, do the following:

1.Open the Insert sub-menu using one of the following methods:

•On the Insert tab, click  Shape.

•When working in macOS, select the Insert > Shape > Lines command from the command menu.

2.In the sub-menu that opens, select the type of line to insert: line, arrow, double-sided arrow. The cursor will look like a crosshair .

3.If needed, select the arrowhead type.

4.Add a line in one of the following ways:

•Click the left mouse button on the place where the line start point should be located. A line with a length of 4.24 cm and an angle of 45° will be added to the document.

•Hold down the left mouse button and draw a line in the desired location of the document. To finish drawing, release the left mouse button.

5.If needed, edit the length and angle of the line.

Insert a shape

To add a shape to your document, do the following:

1.Select the cell or range of cells to align the upper-left corner of the shape with. If a range has been selected, the shape will be aligned relative to the active cell.

2.Display the list of shapes in one of the following ways:

•On the Insert tab, click  Shape.

•When working in macOS, select the Insert > Shape command from the command menu.

3.In the sub-menu that opens, select the desired shape:

You can add text or a link to the shape. To do this, follow these steps:

1.Double-click the shape to enter edit mode.

2.Add text or a link to the shape:

•Enter the text manually. Text formatting in a shape is done in the same way as text formatting in a document.

•Insert a link into the shape as described in the Links section.

3.Click anywhere on the sheet outside the shape to exit edit mode.