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Create and manipulate shapes with the Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys

Create and manipulate shapes with the Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys

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Create and manipulate shapes with the Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys

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- [Voiceover] We're on the worksheet called Shapes, and there are two shapes here. There are lots of potential shapes. We can add text to these. And they certainly can be on worksheets where you've got charts and data. Let's focus on how to create these and how to manipulate them. On the Insert tab on the ribbon, you'll see a Shapes button. Now, depending upon your screen resolution, possibly this will look a little different. This is in the Illustrations group on the Insert tab on the ribbon. Click the drop arrow, and we see well over 150 different Shapes and Arrows, Lines, Flowcharts, Stars and Banners, all kinds of options here. Click any one of these. I'm going to click Rounded Rectangle. And then, I can click and drag, make it really wide, really tall. If you want a so-called perfect shape, hold down the Shift key. Now, for the Rounded Rectangle that's approaching what a square might look like with rounded edges, let go of the mouse first. If you want to create a circle, create…

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