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Working with Shapes 933


Keyboard Shortcut To draw a circle or square, click the Oval or Rectangle shape, and
hold down the Shift key while you drag.


  1. In the Basic Shapes section of the Shapes gallery, click Isosceles Triangle (the
    eighth shape in the first row).

  2. Move the pointer over the page, and starting about 1 inch below the top margin
    guide, drag to draw a triangle about 1 inch tall and 0.5 inch wide.
    Tip Use the rulers to determine the location of the pointer and size of the shape.

  3. On the Drawing Tools Format contextual menu that appears, in the Arrange
    group, click the Rotate button and then, on the menu that appears, click Flip
    Vertical.
    The triangle is now upside down.


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You can resize the shape by dragging the light-blue shape handles, rotate it by dragging the
green rotation handle, or change its angle by dragging the yellow angle handle.


  1. Click the Shape Styles dialog box launcher.


The Format AutoShape dialog box opens, displaying the Colors And Lines page.

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