Draw a shape

You can create your own freehand shapes.

  1. Click the Shape button in the toolbar, then click the Pen button.

  2. Click anywhere on the slide (or its surrounding workspace) to create the first point of the custom shape.

  3. Move the pointer, then click to create another point; continue adding as many points as you want.

    To create a curved segment, click then drag, then click again to finish the segment.

    To delete a segment you just created, select a point, then press the Delete key.

  4. To complete the drawing, do one of the following:

    • Close the shape (add a solid line between the last and first points): Click the first point.

    • Leave the shape open (add no line between the last and first points): Press Return or Esc (Escape).

To modify the points or line contours of the shape, select the shape, then choose Format > Shapes and Lines > Make Editable (from the Format menu at the top of your screen).

See alsoAdd and edit a shapeSave a custom shape to the shapes libraryFill shapes and text boxes with color or an image