A Draw tab in Word is used to draw different colored inks with Pen, Pencil, and Highlighter with different effects.
Adding Draw Tab to the Ribbon
If your ribbon doesn’t have a draw tab, then add the draw tab to it.
- To add “Draw” tab, click “File” menu and select “Options” to launch a dialogue box.
- In the dialogue box, select “Customize Ribbon” and tick the “Draw” check box, then click OK.
Using Draw Tab in Word
Drawing with pencil on a draw tab
- On the “Draw” tab, in the pens group, double click pen, pencil, or highlighter to customize the size, color and effects.
- Select one of the thickness, color, and/or effects you want to draw with
- Now hold down the left mouse button and draw wherever you want in the word document.
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Erase drawings:
- To erase drawings that you have already drawn, click “Eraser” icon, then click on the lines that you want to remove.
- Click on the + (Add Pen) icon and Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter to work with more colors at a time.
Delete Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter
Delete Pen, Pencil, or Highlighter, double click the related icon and click delete as in the picture below.
Ink to Shape:
- To change any ink drawings to shape, select pencil, or pen (It doesn’t work with the highlighter).
- Then select “Ink to shape” and then draw the shape you want to convert to perfect shape.
- The triangle drawing drawn in the left picture with the mouse will be converted into a perfect triangle as in the picture given above.
Ink to Math:
You can convert any handwritten drawings to text.
- Click on the Ink to Math to open its dialogue box
- In the dialogue box, write what you want on the “Write math here” space.
- A preview will be shown at the “Preview here”
- Lastly, click insert to add it to the document.
Drawing Canvas:
Drawing canvas is used to create a space to draw ink in it so that you can’t move the drawing out of it.
- Click drawing canvas
- Select one of the drawing tools
- The draw any inks in it.
- You can’t draw a drawing canvas out of the box
- You can it using the text wrapping icon.
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FAQ:
What is a Draw Tab in Word, Excel, and PPT?
A Draw tab in Word is used to draw different colored inks with Pen, Pencil, and Highlighter with different effects.
