PowerPoint XP

Inserting an AutoShape

PowerPoint provides many different items that you can use to enhance your slides. For example, an AutoShape can be a useful graphical element. AutoShapes include lines, arrows, banners, stars and other shapes that you can add to your presentation.

To Insert an AutoShape:

• Click Insert Pictures AutoShapes.

• A small AutoShapes toolbar appears.

• Click on the various options and a list of AutoShapes appears.
• Choose the one for your presentation.
• To format an AutoShape, right click on it and choose Format AutoShape.
• A dialog box appears with various formatting options.

OR

• Insert AutoShapes by clicking on the Drawing Toolbar at the bottom of the PowerPoint screen. A list of options appears.

You can click and drag an AutoShape to increase its size and you can add text by choosing Insert Text Box.