The latest versions of Word include multiple tools that will help you enrich your documents by adding drawings and illustrations. Using them is very simple and, when you learn to handle them, you will discover that they are great allies to create more attractive texts and even easier to understand.
In this post I am going to introduce you to the main drawing tools that Word offers and I will give you some guidelines so that you can get the most out of them. If you want to know how to draw in Word, don't miss this post!
Draw tool
This Word tool allows make free drawings in a simple way. It offers the possibility of making the stroke by sliding your finger directly on the touch panel of the computer, activating the option «draw with touch panel». Another great advantage is that the strokes can be moved and transformed.
It has three types of brushes: pen, pencil and highlighter (or highlighter). The configuration of all pens can be modified, changing: size and color. If you give to add pencil, you can add new brushes and create a palette with the ones you use the most. This tool is very useful for underlining notes and highlighting parts of a text.
3D models tool
With Word you can insert already designed 3D illustrations into your documents. To do it, you just have to press insert> 3D models. As you will see, you have a great variety to choose from, you can select one or more at a time and by clicking on insert you can add them to the page.
Including them in your texts and notes is a great idea, especially if you are talking about something that is difficult to imagine if you are not seeing it (for example, if you are describing the structure of the lithosphere or if you are explaining what the parts of the tissue are epithelial).
Shapes tool
Drawing certain elements freehand can be an ordeal, even more so if, like me, you don't have much drawing skills. Word offers the possibility to include default shapes in your text. By clicking on insert> shapes you will access a wide catalog. You can create from classic geometric shapes, other more complex shapes and even arrows that will be very useful when pointing out parts of your documents.
Tool icons
It is very similar to the forms tool, although the catalog it offers is even more varied, You can find icons for almost everything! To find them more easily you can use the search engine.
To access the Word icons, you just have to press insert> icons, choose the one you want from the catalog which will appear on the right and do click en insert.