HOW TO D R A W W I T H

S O F T W O R D P E N T O O L S
MI C R O
Either Freeform or Scribble are adequate tools for
creating simple Word drawings that have only a
single element, such as a single line or shape. 

But what if you want to draw something slightly more

complicated, such as a stick figure? It’s made up of a
circle for the head and several lines for the arms,
body, and legs.
“ AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DRAW TAB GIVES YOU SOME INK TYPES:
PEN
PENCIL
HIGHLIGHTER
EACH INK TYPE GIVES YOUR DRAWING A DIFFERENT LOOK. TO SELECT AN INK, CLICK THE DRAW BUTTON ON THE RIBBON,
AND SELECT EITHER A PEN, PENCIL, OR HIGHLIGHTER. 

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1. DRAW WITH THE MICROSOFT WORD PEN

IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO USE WORD’S DRAW TOOLS. TO ACCESS THEM, CLICK ON THE DRAW TAB.
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CLICK, HOLD, AND DRAG TO DRAW WITH YOUR MOUSE. NOTICE THAT EVEN WHEN YOU RELEASE THE MOUSE, WORD STAYS IN
DRAWING MODE. THIS MEANS YOU CAN KEEP ADDING ELEMENTS TO YOUR DRAWING. WHEN YOU’RE DONE, CLICK
THE DRAW BUTTON AGAIN.
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TO CHANGE THE COLOR AND THICKNESS OF ANY TOOL, CLICK ON THE DROP-DOWN MENU, AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS.
A TOTAL OF 16 STANDARD COLORS ARE AVAILABLE, AND YOU CAN ACCESS MANY MORE BY CLICKING ON MORE
COLORS…. 
PLUS, FOR THE PEN INK, THERE ARE EIGHT
SPECIAL EFFECTS: 
RAINBOW
GALAXY

LAVA
OCEAN
ROSE GOLD
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
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IF YOUR DRAWING HAS SEVERAL PARTS, YOU’LL HAVE TO GROUP THEM SO THAT WORD WILL TREAT THEM AS ONE
OBJECT. CLICK, PRESS, AND HOLD THE SHIFT KEY AS YOU CLICK ALL THE ELEMENTS OF YOUR DRAWING. WHEN YOU’RE
DONE, CLICK SHAPE FORMAT > ARRANGE > GROUP > GROUP.
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NOW YOU CAN TREAT THE DRAWING AS A SINGLE OBJECT.  (NOTE: ONCE DRAWING ELEMENTS ARE GROUPED, THEY CAN'T BE UNGROUPED ANYMORE.)
CLICK ON THE DRAWING, SHAPE FORMAT. THEN USE THE TOOLS IN THE SHAPE FORMAT TAB. (NOTE THAT NOT ALL THE FEATURES ON THE SHAPE FORMAT RIBBON
CAN BE APPLIED TO YOUR DRAWING.) FROM HERE, WE'LL CHANGE THE TEXT WRAP SETTING OF THE DRAWING.
GO TO THE SHAPE FORMAT TAB. CLICK WRAP TEXT. THEN SELECT A WRAP SETTING.
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I CHOSE THE TOP AND BOTTOM TEXT WRAP.
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2. ERASE YOUR DRAWING
THE DRAW TAB PROVIDES AN ERASER TOOL SO YOU CAN ERASE MISTAKES. FIRST, FORMAT THE TOOL BY CLICKING ON THE DROP-DOWN
ARROW. YOU'VE GOT THREE CHOICES:
STROKE ERASER. ERASES AN ENTIRE STROKE WHEN YOU CLICK ON IT.
SMALL ERASER.  ERASES A SMALL AREA WHEN YOU CLICK, HOLD, AND DRAG YOUR MOUSE.
MEDIUM ERASER. ERASES A LARGER AREA WHEN YOU CLICK, HOLD, AND DRAG YOUR MOUSE.
IF YOU SELECTED THE STROKE ERASER, CLICK ON ANY LINE TO DELETE IT. IF YOU SELECTED EITHER THE SMALL OR MEDIUM ERASER, CLICK,
HOLD, AND DRAG YOUR MOUSE OVER ANY AREAS YOU WANT TO DELETE.
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3. DRAW WITH THE TRACKPAD
DRAW IN MICROSOFT WORD WITHOUT A MOUSE BY USING THE DRAW WITH TRACKPAD TOOL.
FIRST, CHOOSE THE INK TYPE YOU WANT TO USE. THEN CLICK THE TOGGLE TO SWITCH ON DRAW WITH TRACKPAD. 
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A WINDOW APPEARS ON TOP OF YOUR DOCUMENT. USE TWO FINGERS ON YOUR TRACKPAD TO MOVE IT ANYWHERE ON YOUR DOCUMENT. 

PRESSING THE COMMAND KEY, MOVE ONE FINGER ON YOUR TRACKPAD TO WHERE YOU WISH TO DRAW. PAUSE, THEN DRAW WITH YOUR
FINGER. YOU DON’T HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE TRACKPAD TO DRAW.