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Formatting a Shape

Shapes are useful tools for illustrating your content. However, in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and in the Outlook Editor, you can often add extra impact to a document by creating a formatted shape rather than using a plain black-and-white-outlined shape.

Format the Shape

1. Click to select the shape if it isn’t already selected.

2. Point to different shape styles, and click the style you want.

3. Click the Shape Fill button if you want to customize ...