How to draw in Word?

Often in novice Microsoft Word usersa number of questions arise about how to draw an object in Word. When creating and editing documents, you often need to work with tables, diagrams, frames and other elements.

Tables

It turns out that not all users have an idea of how to draw a table in Word, although this object is very popular and necessary when creating different documents.

So, if there was a need to createyou need to find the button with the same name "Table" on the tab bar. Now there are two options: either you can draw the table yourself, or you can insert a ready table with the necessary parameters. More convenient is the second option.
Select "Paste", then again "Table". Before you see the "Insert table" window, in the fields of this window enter the necessary parameters for the future object: the number of columns and rows, and also select the width of the columns, it can be constant, depend on the content, or be equal to the width of the window. In the same window you will see the button "AutoFormat", with its help you can format the style of the future table.
When all parameters are entered, click "OK" and the table will appear in your document, now you can enter data into it.

In Word 2007 and Word 2010, the button for inserting a table is located on the Insert tab bar. The principle of creation is the same.

Frame

If you are thinking about how to draw a frame in Word, then it will be quite easy if you know where the button with the corresponding function resides.

So, you need to open the "Format" in the tab bar, find the "Borders and Fills" item in the expanded menu, a window with the same name will appear in front of you.
Select the "Border" tab in this window and on the left you will see the possible types: without border, frame, shadow, volumetric, etc. Accordingly, select the "Frame" and it will appear in your document.

In Word 2010, a similar "Borders and Fills" window can be found in the "Page layout" tab, then "Page borders" and it will appear in front of you.

Crossword

Sometimes even experienced users are wondering how to draw a crossword in Word and in general, is it possible?

Yes, for this you need to find out the parameters of the future crossword, that is, how many cells fit in height and length.
After that, create a table, following the abovethe instructions given. The number of columns should correspond to the number of cells that you counted horizontally, and the number of rows - the number of cells per vertical.
Now you will see a table and all the cellsit is necessary to lead to uniformity, for example, to make them 1 ± 1 centimeter. To do this, select the table and right-click it. In the opened list, find the "Table Properties" item, click on it and set the width and height to 1 centimeter.
Now enter the answers into the cells and form a crossword. The cells that remain unfilled will need to be removed using the Eraser tool.
Now remove the answers from the windows and the crossword is ready.

The scheme

If you need to make a presentation orreport, it is quite possible you will have a question how to draw a diagram in Word. You can display the diagram by using the AutoShapes located in the "Insert", "Picture", "AutoShapes" menus. There are various squares, rectangles, arrows and other elements, moving and positioning which in the necessary order you will create the necessary scheme.