11-Working with Shapes in Word 2007

You can add a variety of shapes to your document including arrows, callouts, squares, stars, flowchart symbols and more. Want to off-set your name and address from the rest of your resume? Use a line. Need to show the progress of a document through your office? Use a flow chart. While you may not need shapes in every document you create, they can add visual appeal and clarity to many documents. 

In this lesson you will learn how to insert a shape and format it by changing its fill color, outline color, shape style, and shadow effects. Additionally, you will learn to apply 3-D effects to shapes that have this option.