Go to the View menu.
Go to Toolbars.
Check off Drawing.
The Drawing Toolbar will appear above your spreadsheet.
Here is a quick summary of how each drawing tool functions when you click each button:
Draw a Line: A +
cursor will appear. Left-click and hold down your mouse at the
location where you want your line to begin. Drag
your mouse to the location of where you want your line to end. Release
the mouse button, and your line will be drawn.
Draw a Rectangle:
A + cursor will
appear. Left-click and hold down your mouse button at any position on
your sheet. This
position will be one corner of your rectangle. Drag your mouse, and a
rectangle shape will be drawn. Continue
to drag your mouse until the shape is the scale you want.
Draw an
Ellipse: A +
cursor will appear. Left-click and hold down your mouse button
at any position on your sheet. Drag
your mouse, and an elliptical shape will be drawn. Continue to drag your
mouse until the shape is the scale you want.
Draw an Arc:
A + cursor will
appear. Left-click and hold down your mouse button at any position on
your sheet. Drag
your mouse in any direction, and an arc shape will be drawn. Depending
on which direction you drag your mouse, the degree of the arc will vary.
Drag your mouse in a direction that creates an arc shape to your liking.
Draw a Polygon:
A + cursor
will appear. Left-click and hold-down your mouse button and move the mouse
to draw a free-hand shape. In order to draw a straight line, you must
let go after you initially left-click the mouse. In order to complete
(close) the shape, you must bring the +
to the
point where you began drawing, and
left-click on the mouse again. This will change the + back to the normal cursor and your
shape will be considered complete.
Edit an Existing
Polygon: Click on a previously drawn polygon with
your mouse. Small square 'nodes' will appear on the outer line of the
shape. You can edit the shape of the polygon by clicking and holding the
mouse on any of the nodes (the +
will appear) and re-positioning them by dragging the mouse and letting
go at the new position.
Edit Fill Color
of a Graphic Object: You must first click on a previously drawn
object (rectangle, ellipse, or polygon). Click on the button (shown above)
and the color of the shape will change to the color shown on the button.
To choose
your own color, click the down arrow located to the right of the button.
A palette of colors will appear. Choose the color you want your shape
to be. If you do not see the exact color you want, click on More
Colors to create your own
custom color. Click
OK when you are done.
Edit Line Color
of a Graphic Object: You must first click on a previously drawn
object (line, arc, rectangle, ellipse, or polygon). Click on the button
(shown above) and the color of the line will change to the color shown
on the button. To choose your own color, click the down arrow located
to the right of the button. A
palette of colors will appear. Choose the color you want your line to
be. If you do not see the exact color you want, click on More
Colors to create your own
custom color. Click
OK when you are done.
Edit
Line Style/Weight of a Graphic Object: You must first
click on a previously drawn object (line, arc, rectangle, ellipse, or
polygon). Click on the button (shown above) and a window will appear where
you can pick the style (solid, segmented, no line), weight (line thickness
or thinness), and color. Click OK
when you are done. (Note:
A segmented line will only work with the thinnest line width.)
Edit Properties
of a Graphic Object: You
must first click on a previously drawn object (line, arc, rectangle, ellipse,
or polygon). Click on the button (shown above) and a window will appear
with two choices: Patterns and
Line Style.
Under Patterns, you can
choose the Fill Color by clicking
one of the colored squares. Next,
click on one of the patterns provided, or click None
if you do not wish to use a pattern. Choose a color for your pattern by
clicking a color under the Pattern Color
label. You can view your fill choices in the Sample
viewer. For Line Style, you can
pick the style (solid, segmented, no line), weight (line thickness or
thinness), and color. (Note: A segmented line will only work with
the thinnest line width.) Click OK
when you are done.
Bring Selected
Objects to the Top:
When there are many overlapping objects on a sheet, you may want
to change the order of them (i.e., you want a shape that is underneath
another to appear on top). Click on the object you want to bring to the
top. Next, click on the button shown above. Your object will be instantly
brought to the top.
Send
Selected Objects to the Back: When there are many
overlapping objects on a sheet, you may want to change the order of them
(i.e., you want a shape that is on top of another to appear behind it).
Click on the object you want to send to the back. Next, click on the button
shown above. Your object will be instantly sent to the back.
Note: You can change the width, height, scale of an object at anytime. Just click on the object once and square nodes will appear. Click and drag these nodes in order to resize, or scale the object. Let go of the mouse button when you are complete.