Change the picture options. Change the text box options. Add Alt text. To fill your shape with a solid color, click the color that you want. To add a multiple-colored background, click Fill Effects. Color Click the color that you want, click No fill to make the shape the same color as the page background, or click More colors to create a custom color. Fill Effects Choose between a gradient that blends from one shade to another, a texture, a pattern, or a picture. Gradient Click the Gradient tab to add a continuum of shades or colors.
Under Colors , click One color , Two colors , or Preset , and then click the colors or preset color combinations that you want from the list that appears. Under Transparency , move the sliders to set transparency levels for each end of the gradient. Under Variants , click the version of the shading style that you want.
You can see what it looks like in the Sample box. Select the Rotate with shape check box to retain the orientation of the gradient to the shape if you rotate the shape.
Texture Click the texture that you want, or click Other Texture to choose one of your own pictures. Pattern Click the pattern that you want to use. In the Foreground list, click the color that you want to use for the pattern. In the Background list, click the background color you want.
You can see a preview of the colors in the Sample box. Picture Click Select Picture , browse to the picture you want to use, and then click Insert. To ensure that the picture maintain its proportions when you resize the shape, select the Lock picture aspect ratio check box. To retain the orientation of the picture to the shape if you rotate the shape, select the Rotate with shape check box.
Transparency If you want to be able to see through your shape, you can use the slider or enter a percentage to set the transparency level. Line color Under Line , click the Color list, and then click the color you want. Dashed lines To use a dashed line for your shape outline, click the Dashed list and then click the line type you want. After applying the texture, if you right click on the shape and select Format Shape, the Format Picture dialog will open and if you select the Fill item, you have access to the Transparency slider.
Hi Doug, Yes the Picture fill will work. I used a texture fill. Suzanne S. Barnhill MVP. Your screen shot shows Pattern fill just below Picture or texture fill in the Format Shape dialog. In reply to Suzanne S. Barnhill's post on March 31, Yes, it is available there, but not from the Shape Fill dropdown However, when that option is selected in the Format Shape dialog, there is no "Transparency Slider" or control by means of which you can set the transparency for the fill.
Which is what the OP said. A subscription to make the most of your time. Try one month free. Follow these steps to turn your picture into an AutoShape so you can type directly on it. By turning your picture into an AutoShape, you can type directly on it. Follow these steps:. You can position the text within the shape by adding blank lines, spacing, indents, or any other paragraph formatting you wish.
Check out the Microsoft Word archive , and catch up on other Word tips. Help users increase productivity by automatically signing up for TechRepublic's free Microsoft Office Suite newsletter, featuring Word, Excel, and Access tips, delivered each Wednesday. Follow these steps: Right-click any toolbar. Click Drawing. Begin style : Sets the beginning style of the line or arrow. End style : Sets the ending style of the line or arrow.
Begin size : Sets the beginning size when the 'begin style' is an arrow. End size : Sets the ending size when the 'end style' is an arrow. Height : Sets the height of the selected shape. Width : Sets the width of the selected shape. Rotation : Rotates the selected shape according to the input angle. You may rotate pictures and shapes, but you cannot rotate text boxes. Sets the scale of the selected shape.
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