Use the Drawing toolbar to add lines and shapes to your slides. You can draw freehand or choose from AutoShapes.

Tip: If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, see instructions in Customizing Toolbars and the Work Area.

Lines and Simple Shapes
Click a button,then click and drag on the slide to draw a line, arrow, rectangle, or oval. Double-click the button to insert more than one of the same object. Press SHIFT while drawing to create squares and circles, or press CTRL to draw shapes starting from their centers.  

AutoShapes
Choose an AutoShapes type (e.g. Basic Shapes) from the menu and choose a specific shape from the sub-menu (e.g. ). Click and drag on the slide to position and size the AutoShape. Press and hold SHIFT before placing the AutoShape to size it proportionally. Press and hold CTRL to size the AutoShape starting from its center.

Line and Arrow Styles
Select any line you’ve already drawn (see above). To change the line’s thickness, click and choose an option (e.g. 3 pt). To change dash or arrowhead styles, click or and choose an option.

Fill and Border Colors
Select any line or shape you’ve drawn. Click the arrow beside the Fill Color button to choose the interior color and pattern, or click the arrow beside the Line Color button to choose the border color and pattern.

Shadow and 3D Effects
Select any line or shape you’ve drawn. To add a shadow effect, click the Shadow Style button and choose a shadow style (or choose Shadow Settings and use the Shadow Settings toolbar to change the shadow shape or color). To add a three-dimensional effect, click the 3-D Style button and choose a style (or choose 3-D Settings and use the 3-D Settings toolbar to change perspective, lighting, or reflectivity effects).