Creating Graphics & Diagrams

Learners can explore graphic tools available in Word for Office 365 to create charts and diagrams in this 8-video course. You will learn how to create custom charts and flow charts with shapes, using Word’s preset charts and shapes, and how to custom freehand a shape. Then you will learn how to create, format, and edit custom shapes. You will learn how to arrange individual items on a page manually, or align several items at once. Next, the course demonstrates how to use the Selection Pane to organize objects in a document, and to hide or show certain objects. Then learn how to use a drawing canvas to group several objects or shapes, and how the canvas can be treated as one large object. The course demonstrates for learners how the SmartArt tool can be used to add professional-looking graphics to documents. You will learn how to customize shapes, and how to create a graphic that can display names, roles, and pictures. Finally, learn how to change positioning, colors, and styles of graphics.