Inserting Screenshots:

A new feature in Word 2010, is the “Screenshot”.
This option allows you to take an image of applications that are running on your computer.
The basic requirement is that these applications are not minimized in the taskbar.
The second requirement is that the application, whose screen shot, of either the entire window or a part of it, is to be taken, should be just behind the Word 2010 application, on the screen.
Then click the “Screenshot” (1) button under the “Insert” (2) tab, in the ribbon.
This opens a pop-up (3) menu, in which all applications are displayed, except the minimized ones.

To take a screenshot of the entire window of the application, select it the pop-up window (4).
This adds a screenshot of the screen, which is Excel in this case, to the Word document.

If you click the “Screen Clipping” (5) button, the Excel application will come to the foreground of our screen. Then we can click and drag the portion of the screen, to capture a screenshot.
Then release the mouse button.

This adds the screenshot to your Word document.
You can format it, only because it is an image.

Inserting Shapes:

To insert a form, we select the “Insert” tab, on the ribbon, and click the “Shapes” button.
This opens a drop-down menu that is divided into various categories, such as, Lines, Basic Shapes, Block Arrows, Flowcharts, Notes, and Stars and Banners.

At the top of the menu we find the shape that you’ve last used, under “Recently Used Shapes.”

To add a shape, select it in the drop-down menu.
This closes the menu.
Your mouse pointer is changed to a cross.
Click on the place in your document where you want to insert the shape and drag it to the right .
Release the mouse button when you get the right size for your shape.

When you release the mouse, you will see that the edges of the shape appear blue, and it will have blue circles at the corners.

We use these when we want to change the dimensions of the shape.
The green circle on top of the shape is used to change the diection of the shape.

The “Drawing Tools” tab, along with the “Format” contextual tab, will be displayed in the ribbon.

You just have to try all the formatting options when you have some time to spare.

Selecting Shapes:

For selecting a shape in a document, click it with your mouse.
To select multiple shapes in a document, keep the Ctrl key on your keyboard pressed, while you click the different forms with your mouse.

Do you have multiple shapes that you selected? You can ‘deselect’ them if you want, by keeping the Ctrl key on your keyboard pressed and, clicking again on the selected shape (s).This will deselect the shapes.

A second way is, to select the “Home” tab on the Ribbon, click the “Select” option and, then click ” Select objects” in the drop-down menu.
Your mouse pointer changes to a white arrow.
Click and drag it over the objects you wish to select.

New Drawing Canvas:

The “New Drawing Canvas” is at the bottom of the drop-down menu, “Shapes”. It is useful when you have a drawing that consists of various Clip arts that need to be arranged, or to held together when you move them.
We find the “New Drawing Canvas” option at the bottom of the drop-down menu, “Shapes”.
Place the various Clip arts on the canvas.
To move the canvas, position the mouse pointer over an edge of the canvas, and when it changes to a cross, click and drag it to the desired location.
As you can see, all the artwork on the canvas is in its place.

To resize or change the canvas, click and drag the black blocks at the edges and, corners.

To copy the canvas, use the Ctrl key on your keyboard. Place the mouse pointer over an edge and it changes into a ‘plus’ (+).
Click and drag the canvas in your document, where you want to place the copy.

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