6. Add simple graphic elements

Many documents that you create in Word 2019 contain only text. Others might benefit from the addition of graphic elements to reinforce their concepts, to grab the reader’s attention, or to make them more visually appealing.

The term graphics generally refers to several kinds of visual objects, including photos, clip-art images, diagrams, charts, and shapes. You can insert all these types of graphics as objects in a document and then size, move, and copy them.

This chapter guides you through procedures related to inserting, moving, and resizing pictures; editing and formatting pictures; attributing pictures and providing text alternatives; inserting screen clippings and icons; drawing and modifying shapes; adding WordArt text; and building equations in documents.

You can insert a picture into a document either from your computer or from an online source, such as the internet or your cloud storage drive.

Choose an online storage location or search for an image

After you insert a picture, you can make it larger or smaller and position it anywhere you want on the page. A series of handles around a picture indicates that it is selected and can be moved or edited. A size handle is at each corner and the midpoint of each side. A rotate handle is above the top midpoint of the picture. This tab contains commands for formatting the appearance of a picture and controlling its position relative to text, images, and other page elements.

An inline image at the beginning of a paragraph

By default, Word inserts pictures in line with the text, which means that it increases the line spacing to accommodate the picture. If you enter text adjacent to the picture, the bottom of the picture will align with the bottom of the text on the same line.

To insert a picture from your computer

1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Pictures to open the Insert Picture dialog box.

2. In the Insert Picture dialog box, browse to and select the picture (or pictures) you want to insert. Then select Insert.

   Tip

   If a picture might change, you can ensure that the document is always up to date by selecting the Insert arrow and then selecting Link To File to insert a link to the picture, or by selecting Insert and Link to both insert the picture and link it to its graphic file.

To insert a picture from an online source

1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Online Pictures.

2. In the Online Pictures window, select an image category or enter a search term in the search box.

3. Browse to and select the picture you want to insert. Then select Insert.

To move a picture

• Point to the image. When the cursor changes to a four-headed arrow, drag the picture to its new location.

To resize a picture

• Select the picture, and then do any of the following:

  • To change only the width of the picture, drag the left or right size handle.

  • To change only the height of the picture, drag the top or bottom size handle.

  • To change both the height and the width of the picture without changing its aspect ratio, drag a corner size handle or set the Height or Width measurement in the Size group on the Format tool tab. (Depending on the technique you use to set the measurements, the dimensions might not change until you press Enter or Tab or click away from the measurement entry box.)

To position a picture on the page

1. Select the picture. Then, on the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select the Position button to display the available text-wrapping options.

2. Point to a thumbnail to preview where that option will place the picture.

3. Select a thumbnail to move the picture to that location on the page.

To change how text wraps around a picture

1. Select the picture. Then, on the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select the Wrap Text button to display the Wrap Text menu.

2. Do either of the following:

   • Point to an option to preview its effects, and then select an option.

   • Select More Layout Options to display the Text Wrapping page of the Layout dialog box, select the option you want, and then select OK.

• Remove the background by designating the areas you want to keep or remove.

• Sharpen or soften the picture or change its brightness or contrast.

• Enhance the picture’s color.

• Make one of the picture’s colors transparent.

• Choose an effect, such as Pencil Sketch or Paint Strokes.

• Apply effects such as shadows, reflections, and borders; or apply combinations of these effects.

• Add a border consisting of one or more solid or dashed lines of whatever width and color you choose.

• Rotate the picture to any angle, either by dragging the rotating handle or by choosing a rotating or flipping option.

• Crop away the parts of the picture that you don’t want to show on the page. (The picture itself is not altered—parts of it are simply covered up.)

All these changes are made to the representation of the picture on the page and do not affect the original picture.

The Format tool tab contains the following groups:

• Adjust This group contains commands that you can use to remove the picture’s background, change the picture’s brightness and contrast, recolor it, apply artistic effects to it, and compress it to reduce the size of the document containing it. From this group, you can also change a currently selected picture to a different one.

  

  You can recolor pictures to match your document color theme

• Picture Styles This group offers a wide range of picture styles that you can apply to a picture to change its shape and orientation and to add borders and picture effects.

• Accessibility This group provides tools for adding a description to an image for someone who can’t see or can’t see well, or as an alternative description if the image content is unavailable or unclear. You can describe the image yourself or have Word generate the description for you. You can also indicate whether the image is unimportant to the content and can be skipped by screen-reading software.

• Arrange This group contains commands for specifying the position of the picture on the page with respect to other elements on the page.

  

  You can control the position of the picture in relation to the surrounding text

  See Also

  For more information about positioning objects and wrapping text around them, see “Arrange objects on a page” in Chapter 10, “Organize and arrange content.”

• Size You can use the commands in this group to crop and resize pictures.

If you like the changes you’ve made to a picture, you can copy its formatting and apply it to another picture. If you don’t like the changes you’ve applied to a picture, you can undo them.

To select a picture for editing

• Click the picture once.

To rotate a picture

• Select the picture, and then do any of the following:

  • Drag the circular rotate handle to the right or left.

  • On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select Rotate, and then select Rotate Right 90° or Rotate Left 90°.

  • On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select Rotate, and then select More Rotation Options. On the Size tab of the Layout dialog box, in the Rotate section, enter or select a specific degree of rotation. Then select OK.

• Right-click the picture, and then select Size and Position. On the Size tab of the Layout dialog box, in the Rotate section, enter or select a specific degree of rotation. Then select OK.

To flip a picture

• Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select Rotate, and then select Flip Vertical or Flip Horizontal.

To crop a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Size group, select the Crop button (not the arrow) to display thick black handles on the sides and in the corners of the picture.

2. Drag the crop handles to define the area you want to crop to. The areas that will be excluded from the cropped picture are shaded.

   

   Cropping a photo

3. When you finish defining the area, click away from the picture, or select the Crop button again to apply the crop effect.

   Tip

   When cropping a picture, be careful not to drag a size handle instead of a crop handle; they’re very close to each other. To redisplay the uncropped picture at any time, select the picture and then select the Crop button.

Or

• Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Size group, select the Crop arrow, and then do either of the following:

  • Select Crop to Shape, and then select a shape.

  • Select Aspect Ratio, and then select an aspect ratio.

You can crop photos to shapes

To frame or style a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Picture Styles group, select the More button to display the Picture Styles gallery.

   

   You can apply frames, shadows, glows, and three-dimensional effects from the Picture Styles gallery

2. Point to any picture style to display a live preview of the style applied to the picture.

3. Select the picture style you want to apply.

To remove a background from a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select Remove Background. The Background Removal tool evaluates the picture and applies purple shading to the areas of the picture that it thinks you want to remove.

   

   The accuracy of the estimate depends on the intricacy of the background

2. To adjust the area of the image that is marked for removal, do either or both of the following on the Background Removal tool tab:

   • Select Mark Areas to Keep, and then select any shaded areas of the photo that you’d like to keep.

   • Select Mark Areas to Remove, and then select any unshaded areas of the photo that you’d like to remove.

   Depending on the picture’s complexity, you might need to make a lot of adjustments or only a few.

3. When you finish, select Keep Changes to display the results. You can return to the Background Removal tool tab at any time to make adjustments.

   

   The background has been cleanly removed to leave only the flower

4. If you don’t like the results and want to restore the background, select Discard All Changes.

To adjust the color of a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select Color to expand the gallery of color choices.

2. In the Color gallery, point to a thumbnail to preview its effect on the picture.

3. Select a thumbnail to apply the corresponding picture color to the picture.

To apply an artistic effect to a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select Artistic Effects to display the Artistic Effects gallery.

2. Point to any effect to display a live preview of the effect applied to the picture.

   

   Try out all the effects

3. Select the effect that you want to apply.

To change the brightness, contrast, or sharpness of a picture

1. Select the picture you want to correct. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select Corrections to display the picture correction options.

2. In the Corrections gallery, point to any thumbnail to display a live preview of its effect on the picture.

3. Select a thumbnail to apply the corresponding correction to the picture.

   Tip

   The following procedures apply to most images and objects, including pictures, shapes, and WordArt objects.

To copy the formatting of one picture to another picture

1. Select a picture that has color adjustments, color corrections, or a picture style applied to it.

2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, select the Format Painter button.

3. Select another picture to apply to it the color adjustments, color corrections, or picture style from the first picture.

To discard changes made to a picture

1. Select the picture.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select the Reset Picture arrow, and then do either of the following:

   • Choose Reset Picture to discard formatting changes only.

   • Choose Reset Picture & Size to discard all formatting and size changes.

To compress a picture

1. Select the picture. On the Format tool tab, in the Adjust group, select the Compress Pictures button.

2. In the Compress Pictures dialog box, select the compression and resolution options you want to apply to the picture, and then select OK.

   

   Use the compression option suitable for your content delivery format

An automatic attribution for an online image with Creative Commons licensing

The attribution provided for online pictures includes two important hyperlinks. The first is to the picture in its online location so that it can be seen in context. The second is to the applicable licensing information.

Attributions are provided as normal text within floating text boxes. You can modify the attribution text and move or rotate the text box. When you do, the attribution remains linked to, and part of, the picture object.

A vertical attribution can save space and be less distracting

Alt text is an important accessibility feature that provides an alternative text description for images. This is useful for people who use screen readers, when the content of an image is unclear, or when the image doesn’t render properly. Word 2019 automatically generates alt text when you insert a picture from your computer or generates it when you request it.

Auto-generated alt text is not always accurate, but it at least provides a starting point

You might use images in your documents that accompany and enhance text but don’t provide additional information—for example, a decorative image in the document footer. You can mark these images as decorative to indicate to screen-reading software that it should skip over the image and its alt text.

To select an attribution for editing

• Select the picture. Point to the top of the attribution area (at the bottom of the picture). When the pointer changes to a four-headed arrow, click to select the attribution text box.

To modify the attribution for an online picture

• Select the attribution text box, and then click within the text and edit it.

To move an online picture attribution

• Select the attribution text box, and then drag it to the new location.

To rotate an online picture attribution

1. Select the attribution text box, and then drag the rotation handle.

2. Drag the text box size handle to match the text box width to the side of the picture you’re aligning it with.

To add or edit alt text for a picture

1. Do either of the following:

   • Select the picture. On the Format tools tab, in the Accessibility group, select Alt Text.

   • Right-click the picture, and then select Edit Alt Text.

2. In the Alt Text pane, if Word doesn’t generate alt text automatically or accurately, do either of the following:

   • In the text box, enter text that describes the image and gives it context.

   • Select Generate a description for me, and then edit the alt text in the text box if you want.

3. If the image is not important in context, select the Mark as decorative check box.

There are two ways to insert content displayed on your computer into a Word document:

• You can insert a screenshot of the content of any open desktop app window.

• You can capture a screen clipping of any content.

Word 2019 makes it easy to insert screen clippings into your documents

To insert an image of an on-screen window

1. Display the window that you want to capture and size it to display its contents as you want to show them.

2. Switch to Word and position the cursor where you want to insert the screen content.

3. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Screenshot. The Screenshot menu displays thumbnails of all the windows on your screen that are currently available to insert.

   

   Some open windows aren’t available from this menu and must be captured as clippings

4. On the Screenshot menu, select the window you want to insert an image of.

5. Resize the inserted image to suit your needs.

To capture a screen clipping from Word

1. Display the content that you want to capture.

2. Switch to Word and position the cursor where you want to insert the screen content.

3. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Screenshot.

4. On the Screenshot menu, select Screen Clipping. The Word menu minimizes to the taskbar and a translucent white layer covers the entire display.

   Tip

   If you change your mind about capturing the screen clipping, press the Esc key to remove the white layer.

5. When the cursor changes to a plus sign, point to the upper-left corner of the area you want to capture, and then drag down and to the right to define the screen clipping borders.

   

   The selected screen clipping area becomes clear

When you release the mouse button, Word captures the clipping, restores the window, and inserts the clipping.

The Office icon library

The icon library is stored online. This is good, because Microsoft can easily add new icons to it, but not perfect, because it requires an internet connection to use it.

Provided that you’re online, the icon library is easy to open and browse. The library is not searchable but is divided into categories that make it a bit easier to find what you’re looking for. If you want to enhance your document content with illustrations, it’s worth perusing the icon library before looking elsewhere for these reasons:

• There are no rights or permission issues when using icons from the icon library.

• The icons provide clear and consistent representations of the image subjects.

• You can smoothly scale the icons to whatever size you need without worrying about them developing jagged edges.

• You can easily recolor the icons to fit the color scheme of your document.

• You can convert the icons to Office shapes, which allows you to ungroup the icon elements and recolor or otherwise modify them individually.

  

  An icon converted to an Office shape and modified as individual elements

To insert an icon

1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the icon.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Icons.

3. Scroll through the icon library or select any category in the left pane to move to that section of the library.

4. Select each icon that you want to insert. You can select as many icons as you want. A check mark appears in the corner of each selected icon.

5. Select Insert to insert the selected icon or icons as individual pictures.

To convert an icon to an Office shape

1. Do either of the following:

   • Select the icon. On the Format tool tab, in the Change group, click Convert to Shape.

   • Right-click the icon, and then select Convert to Shape.

2. In the Microsoft Word message box prompting you to confirm that you want to convert the icon to a Microsoft Office drawing object, select Yes.

To resize, recolor, rotate, or otherwise modify an icon

• Select the icon, and then use the standard tools on the Format tool tab to modify it as you would any other picture object.

The shapes you can insert in a Word document

Shapes are available from the Shapes gallery. Pointing to any shape in the Shapes gallery displays a ScreenTip that contains the shape name.

Shapes can help to visually reinforce a concept

To create a shape on a page

1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select the Shapes button.

2. On the Shapes menu, select the shape you want to insert.

   Tip

   If you select a shape button and then change your mind about drawing the shape, you can release the selection by pressing the Esc key.

3. When the cursor changes to a plus sign, do either of the following:

   • Click on the page to create a shape of the default size.

   • Drag diagonally on the page to specify the upper-left and lower-right corners of the rectangle that surrounds the shape (the drawing canvas).

   Tip

   To draw a shape that has the same height and width (such as a circle or square), hold down the Shift key while you drag.

To add text to a shape

• Select the shape, and then enter the text you want to display on the shape. There is no cursor to indicate the location of the text; when you start typing, it appears on the shape.

When you first draw a shape, and any time you select it thereafter, a set of handles appears around the shape.

You can easily modify the shape, size, and angle of an image

You can use the handles to manipulate the shape in the following ways:

• Drag the side or corner handles (hollow circles) to change the size or aspect ratio of the shape.

• Drag the angle handles (yellow circles) to change the angles or curves of the shape. (Note that not all shapes have angle handles.)

• Drag the rotate handle (circling arrow) to rotate the shape.

With a little imagination, you can combine shapes to create more complex images.

Nine shapes arranged to create a recognizable image

To select a shape for editing

• Click the shape once.

To select multiple shapes

• Select a shape, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key, and select each of the remaining shapes.

• Select one or more paragraphs to select all the shapes that are anchored to those paragraphs. (Note that this method doesn’t activate the Format tool tab, but you can copy, cut, or delete the anchor paragraphs and associated shapes.)

To resize a shape

• Select the shape, and then do any of the following:

  • To change only the width of the shape, drag the left or right size handle.

  • To change only the height of the shape, drag the top or bottom size handle.

  • To change both the height and the width of the shape, drag a corner size handle.

  • To resize a shape without changing its aspect ratio, hold down the Shift key and drag a corner size handle or press an arrow key.

To rotate or flip a shape

1. Select the shape.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select the Rotate Objects button.

   

   The menu illustrates the rotate and flip options

3. On the Rotate Objects menu, do either of the following:

   • Select the Rotate or Flip option you want.

   • Select More Rotation, enter or select a specific angle of rotation in the Rotation box on the Size tab of the Layout dialog box, and then select OK.

     Tip

     You can rotate or flip any type of image. Rotating turns a shape 90 degrees to the right or left; flipping turns a shape 180 degrees horizontally or vertically.

Or

1. Select the shape.

2. Drag the Rotate handle in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction until the shape is at the angle of rotation you want.

To change a shape to another shape

1. Select the shape you want to change.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Insert Shapes group, select Edit Shape, select Change Shape, and then select the new shape.

Changing the shape doesn’t affect the shape formatting or text.

• Replace the shape with another without changing the formatting.

• Change the fill and outline colors of the shape, and the effects applied to the shape.

• Separately, change the fill and outline colors and effects of any text that you add to the shape.

• Arrange, layer, and group multiple shapes.

Having made changes to one shape, you can easily apply the same attributes to another shape, or you can apply the attributes to all future shapes you draw.

A happy fan cheering her team to victory!

When you have multiple shapes on a page, you can group them so that you can copy, move, and format them as a unit. You can change the attributes of an individual shape—for example, its color, size, or location—without ungrouping the shapes.

To format a shape

1. Select the shape that you want to format.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Shape Styles group, select the More button to display the Shape Styles gallery.

   

   The Shape Styles gallery color options reflect the current color scheme

3. Point to any thumbnail to display a live preview of the formatting applied to the picture.

4. Select a thumbnail to apply the corresponding style.

To format text on a shape

1. Select the shape.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the WordArt Styles group, modify the style, text fill, text outline, or text effects.

Or

• Select the text on the shape. Then do either of the following:

  • On the Format tool tab, in the WordArt Styles group, modify the style, text fill, text outline, or text effects.

  • On the Home tab, in the Font and Paragraph groups, use the standard text-formatting commands.

To copy formatting from one shape to another

1. Select the shape from which you want to copy the formatting.

2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, select the Format Painter button.

3. Select the shape you want to copy the formatting to.

To set formatting as the default for the active document

• Right-click the formatting source shape, and then select Set as Default Shape.

  Tip

  The Set As Default Shape command doesn’t actually set a default shape; it sets only the default shape formatting.

To group shapes together as one object

1. Select all the shapes that you want grouped together.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select the Group button (when you point to this button, the ScreenTip that appears says Group Objects) and then, in the list, select Group.

Grouped objects have a common set of handles

To move an entire group

1. Point to any shape in the group.

2. When the pointer changes to a four-headed arrow, drag the group to the new location.

To ungroup shapes

1. Select the group.

2. On the Format tool tab, in the Arrange group, select the Group button, and then select Ungroup.

Equations are different from graphics in that they are accurately rendered mathematical formulas that appear in the document as fields. However, they are similar to graphics in that they can be displayed in line with the surrounding text or in their own space with text above and below them.

You can insert equations in two ways:

• By inserting a predefined equation The Insert New Equation gallery contains several commonly used equations, including the following:

  • Area of circle

  • Binomial theorem

  • Expansion of a sum

  • Fourier series

  • Pythagorean theorem

  • Quadratic formula

  • Taylor expansion

  • Trig identity 1

  • Trig identity 2

  You can insert an equation from the gallery, or you can search the Office.com site for other predefined equations.

• By building an equation from scratch Selecting the Equation button instead of its arrow inserts a field in which you can build an equation from scratch.

When you opt to build an equation from scratch, Word displays the Design tool tab for equations. This tab provides access to mathematical symbols and structures such as fractions, scripts, radicals, integrals, and more.

The Design tool tab for equations offers easy access to mathematical symbols and structures

Selecting a button on the Design tool tab—for example, the Fraction button—displays a gallery of related structures.

The Fraction gallery provides structures for forming fractions

By default, equations appear in professional, or two-dimensional, form. If you prefer linear form, which is easier to edit, you can easily change the equation accordingly. You can also specify how the equation should be aligned on the page—left, right, or center.

For even finer control over the equations you build, you can open the Equation Options dialog box by selecting the Conversions dialog box launcher on the Design tool tab. Here, you can set many options that govern the appearance of equation expressions in a document, such as the following:

• The size of nested fractions

• The placement of integral limits

• The placement of n-ary limits

• The alignment of the equation

• The treatment of wrapped lines in the equation

You can fine-tune the appearance of equation expressions in a document

If you build an equation that you know you will want to reuse later, you can save it. When you save an equation, Word stores it as a building block. You can name the equation whatever you like. You can then access the equation from the Equation gallery, with other predefined equations.

To insert a predefined equation

1. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, select the Equation arrow.

   

   Selecting a predefined equation inserts it into the document at the cursor

2. In the Insert an Equation gallery, select the equation you want to insert.

To build an equation

1. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, select Equation to insert an equation field into the document.

   

   Word inserts a field in which you can build an equation

2. Enter an equation in the equation field.

To change the equation to linear form

1. Click the equation to select it.

2. Do either of the following:

   • On the Design tool tab, in the Conversions group, select Convert, and then in the Equation Options list, select Current-Linear.

   • Select the arrow to the right of the equation, and then select Linear in the list that appears.

To change the relationship of the equation with the text

• To display the equation in line with the text rather than on its own line (the default), in the Equation Options list, select Change to Inline.

• If the equation is already displayed in line with the text and you want to set it apart on its own line, in the Equation Options list, select Change to Display.

To change the alignment of the equation

• In the Equation Options list, select Justification, and then select the alignment option you want (Left, Right, Centered, or Centered as Group).

  Tip

  You can change the font, size, and other attributes of the equation as you would any other type of text element. Simply select the equation, right-click the selection, and choose Font from the menu that appears. The Font dialog box opens; change the settings as you want.

To save an equation

1. Select the equation.

2. In the Equation Options list, select Save as New Equation to open the Create New Building Block dialog box.

3. In the Name box, replace the equation with a name you’ll remember, and then select OK.

The introduction includes a complete list of practice files and download instructions.

1. Position the cursor in the first paragraph after the Beautiful Bamboo heading, before the word Bamboo.

2. Insert the Bamboo1 picture from the practice file folder into the document, and move the text that follows to the next line.

3. Move the picture to the beginning of the second paragraph, before the word There, and move the text that follows to the next line.

4. Resize the picture to a height of 2”.

5. Save and close the document.

1. Do the following to the first picture in the document:

   • Crop the picture to a square shape.

   • Increase the contrast of the picture by 40 percent without changing the Brightness.

   • Change the picture’s color setting to Temperature: 8800K.

   • Add a Film Grain artistic effect.

   • Apply the Rotated, White picture style to the picture.

   • Position the picture in the upper-right corner of the page.

   • Change the text wrapping to Tight.

2. Do the following to the second picture in the document:

   • Remove the background from the picture.

   • Change the text wrapping to Tight.

3. Copy the formatting of the first picture to the second picture.

4. Reset the first picture to discard all formatting changes.

5. Save and close the document.

1. Select the picture located below the first paragraph of text.

2. From the Format tool tab, open the Alt Text pane.

3. Have Word generate a description of the photograph for you.

4. Edit the description to read Cozy bedroom with bed and desk.

5. On page 2, select the [insert furniture picture here] placeholder.

6. Display the Online Pictures window, and search for a photograph of furniture.

7. Select and insert a search result that you like.

8. Zoom in on the page if necessary to read the attribution inserted with the image.

9. Save and close the document.

1. Position the cursor on page 2 of the document, under the heading Directions to the Bellevue Library. Then minimize Word.

2. In your web browser, use the Bing Maps site (www.bing.com/maps) to display a map showing the location of the Bellevue Regional Library in Bellevue, Washington.

3. Insert a screen clipping of a portion of the map into the InsertClippings document.

4. Save and close the document.

1. The document provides a template for an Idea of the Week award certificate or poster. Consider ways you could embellish this document to make it more interesting.

2. Position the cursor in the empty space below the text [insert idea here].

3. From the Insert tab, open the Insert Icons window. Scroll through the window and look for icons that you could use to enhance this content.

4. In the Communication category, select the thought bubble and the email icon.

5. In the Analytics category, select the head that contains the cogs.

6. In the Celebration category, select the clapping hands.

7. Insert the four selected icons and change their positioning to Tight.

8. Click anywhere on the page away from the icons to release the selection, and then drag the icons to the following positions:

   • Position the head near Idea of the Week and the thought bubble above it.

   • Leave the clapping hands in the space below [insert idea here].

   • Position the email envelope to the right of [email protected].

9. Resize the four icons as you like.

10. Select the thought bubble icon and, from the Format tool tab, fill the icon with the Orange color.

11. Ungroup the parts of the icon, converting it to a drawing object as you do so.

12. Select and fill each of the circles leading to the bubble with a different color.

13. Experiment with resizing and recoloring the other icons you inserted. Insert more icons if you want to!

14. Save and close the document.

1. In the upper-left corner of the page, from the Block Arrows section of the Shapes menu, insert an Arrow: Curved Right shape.

2. Change the shape’s Height setting to 3” and its Width setting to 2”.

3. Create a copy of the shape and move the copy to the upper-right corner of the page.

4. Flip the copy of the shape horizontally so it is a mirror image of the first shape.

5. From the Rectangles section of the Shapes menu, insert a Rectangle shape and move it so that its lower corners align with the points of each arrow. (You might have to adjust the size and position of the rectangle and the position of the arrows.)

6. In the rectangle, enter What goes around comes around.

7. Change the font of the text to Century Gothic, the size to 18 points, and the color to Dark Blue.

8. Group all the shapes as one object.

9. From the Theme Styles section of the Shape Styles gallery, apply the Subtle Effect – Gold, Accent 4 style to the grouped object. (This is the fourth option in the column of gold effects.)

10. Ungroup the shapes.

11. Save the document in the practice file folder as MyShapes, and then close it.

1. With the cursor in the first line of the document, insert the Pythagorean theorem predefined equation.

2. On the next line, insert a blank equation field.

3. In the equation field, enter (p-3)*.

4. Display the Fraction gallery and select the first thumbnail in the first row (Stacked Fraction) to insert structured placeholders for a simple fraction in the equation field.

5. Enter b in the top box of the fraction structure and enter 3 in the bottom box.

6. Change the equation to linear form.

7. Save the equation as a building block named Additional People Cost.

8. Display the Insert an Equation gallery. The equation you saved appears near the bottom of the gallery.

9. Save and close the document.