Drawing Bar

The Drawing bar contains frequently used editing tools. Click the arrow next to an icon to open a toolbar that contains additional commands.

You can view the Drawing bar also from a text document or spreadsheet. The set of visible icons can be slightly different according to the current document type.

Select

To select an object on the current slide, click the Select tool (white arrow) on the Drawing bar, and then click the object.

To select more than one object, hold down Shift while you click.

To select an object that is behind another object, hold , and then click the object. To select the next underlying object in the stacking, hold , and then click again. To return the selection to the previously selected object, hold down Shift + , and then click.

To add text to a selected object, double-click the object and type or enter your text.

To remove a selection, click anywhere outside the selected object, or press Escape.

By double-clicking a tool, you can use it for multiple tasks. If you call the tool with a single-click, it reverts back to the last selection after completing the task.

Selection

Allows you to select objects in the current document.

Selection

Line Color

Sets the line color of the selected object.

Line Color

Fill Color

Sets the area color of the selected object.

Area

Line

Draws a straight line where you drag in the current document. To constrain the line to 45 degrees, hold down Shift while you drag.

Line

Rectangle

Draws a filled rectangle where you drag in the current document. Click where you want to place a corner of the rectangle, and drag to the size you want. To draw a square, hold down Shift while you drag.

Rectangle

Ellipse

Draws a filled oval where you drag in the current document. Click where you want to draw the oval, and drag to the size you want. To draw a circle, hold down Shift while you drag.

Ellipse

Arrows

Open the Arrows toolbar, where you can add straight lines, lines with arrows, and dimension lines to the current slide or page.

Curve

The Curve icon on the Drawing bar opens the Lines toolbar, where you can add lines and shapes to the current slide.

Curve

Connectors

Connector

Open the Connectors toolbar, where you can add connectors to objects in the current slide. A connector is a line that joins objects, and remains attached when the objects are moved. If you copy an object with a connector, the connector is also copied.

Basic Shapes

Opens the Basic Shapes toolbar which you can use to insert graphics into your document.

Basic Shapes

Symbol Shapes

Opens the Symbol Shapes toolbar from which you can insert graphics into your document.

Symbol Shapes

Block Arrows

Opens the Block Arrows toolbar from which you can insert graphics into your document.

Block Arrows

Flowchart

Opens the Flowchart toolbar from which you can insert graphics into your document.

Flowcharts

Callouts

Opens the Callouts toolbar from which you can insert graphics into your document.

Callouts

Stars and Banners

Opens the Stars and Banners toolbar from which you can insert graphics into your document.

Stars

3D Objects

Opens the 3D Objects toolbar. The objects are three dimensional, with depth, illumination, and reflection. Each inserted object initially forms a 3D scene. You can press F3 to enter the scene. For these 3D objects, you can open the 3D Effects dialog to edit the properties.

3D Objects

Rotate

This tool is used to rotate the object.

Rotate

Alignment

Modifies the alignment of selected objects.

Alignment

Arrange

Changes the stacking order of a selected object.

Arrange

Distribute Selection

Distributes three or more selected objects evenly along the horizontal axis or the vertical axis. You can also evenly distribute the spacing between objects.

Distribute

Shadow

Adds a shadow to the selected object. If the object already has a shadow, the shadow is removed. If you click this icon when no object is selected, the shadow is added to the next object that you draw.

Shadow

Drawing Bar

Select

Selection

Line Color

Fill Color

Line

Rectangle

Ellipse

Arrows

Curve

Connectors

Basic Shapes

Symbol Shapes

Block Arrows

Flowchart

Callouts

Stars and Banners

3D Objects

Rotate

Alignment

Arrange

Distribute Selection

Shadow

Crop

Image Filter

Edit Points

Gluepoints

Extrusion On/Off