How to draw diagrams in Word

Shapes is a great tool in Word that helps you do many things like draw shapes or anything and more specifically they support to draw diagrams in Word. Today I will share with you How to draw diagrams in Word, or follow the article below.

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I. Draw a diagram in Word 2016 and 2013

Step 1: Go to Insert menu = Shapes => Select a rectangle shape.

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Step 2: Click on the position you want to place the drawing => Hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse to form a rectangle and release the mouse to get a rectangle.

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- Continue drawing other rectangles, pay attention to the distance between the images to keep the arrows pointing down.

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- Change the format of the shapes by clicking on the image you want to format => go to Format => menu in Shape Styles section to choose the color and text format depending on your purpose.

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- We can also change the color and border format by right clicking on the image you want to change => Select Format Object => After a Format Shape window appears => Fill => Solid fill => Color => Choose the color of the desired image.

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- Results after changing the rectangular format.      

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Step 3: Draw lines and arrows.

- Go to Insert menu => Shapes => Select the line and arrow to draw.

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- First draw straight line first, then draw arrows.

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- Results after drawing arrows and lines for the organization chart.

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Step 4: Type the word in the picture => click on the picture when you see a blinking vertical line appear, then start typing.

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- Type in all the pictures with the content specified and the results as shown.

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II. Draw a diagram in Word 2010 and 2007

Step 1: Go to Insert menu = Shapes => Select a rectangle shape.

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Step 2: Click on the position you want to place the drawing => Hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse to form a rectangle and release the mouse to get a rectangle.

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- Continue drawing other rectangles, pay attention to the distance between the images to keep the arrows pointing down.

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- Change the format of the shapes by clicking on the image you want to format => go to Format => menu in Shape Styles section to choose the color and text format depending on your purpose.

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- We can also change the color and border format by right clicking on the image you want to change => Select Format Object => After a Format Shape window appears => Fill => Solid fill => Color => Choose the color of the desired image.

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- Results after changing the rectangular format.

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Step 3: Draw lines and arrows.

- Go to Insert menu => Shapes => Select the line and arrow to draw.

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- First draw straight line first, then draw arrows.

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- Results after drawing arrows and lines for the organization chart.

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Step 4: Type the word in the picture => click on the picture when you see a blinking vertical line appear, then start typing.

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- Type in all the pictures with the content specified and the results as shown.

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III. Draw an organization chart with SmartArt

Step 1: Go to Insert menu => SmartArt .

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Step 2: The Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box appears => Hierarchy => Select the diagram depending on the purpose of use => Click OK .

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Step 3: After clicking OK on your page will appear a diagram that you have chosen.

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Results after adding words.

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- Also you notice in the Design section will have the following:

1. Add Shape: add small branches, horizontal branches, sub-branches .
2. Layouts: change the shape of the branches and the content boxes.
3. Change Colors: change the color.
4. SmartArt Styles: diagram style.

- In the Format section, it will be the place for you to format the font and color.

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