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Draw a curve or circle shape
This article discusses curves, circles, or ovals. For information about about drawing lines, see Draw or delete a line, connector, or freeform shape.
What do you want to do?
Draw a curve
Which 2007 Microsoft Office system
program are you using?
Excel
- On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.
- Under Lines, click Curve
 .
- Click where you want the curve to start, drag to draw, and then click wherever you want to add a curve.
-
To end a shape, do one of the following:
Notes
- To adjust the curve to make it look smoother, click the shape.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape
 , and then click Edit Points. Drag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. A vertex is the point, indicated by a black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform, curve, or scribble shape.
- To make it easier to draw details, increase the magnification to 200 percent. On the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom, and then click
200%.
- To increase your drawing control, set your pointer to the slowest speed available, in Control Panel.
- By default, a closed shape is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the cells underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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- Insert a drawing canvas. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas.
- Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the More button
 .
- Under Lines, click Curve
.
- Click where you want the curve to start, drag to draw, and then click wherever you want to add a curve.
-
To end a shape, do one of the following:
Notes
- To adjust the curve to make it look smoother, click the shape.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape, and then click Edit Points. Drag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. A vertex is the point, indicated by a black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform, curve, or scribble shape.
- To increase your drawing control, set your pointer to the slowest speed available, in Control Panel.
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- On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes.
- Under Lines, click Curve
.
- Click where you want the curve to start, drag to draw, and then click wherever you want to add a curve.
-
To end a shape, do one of the following:
Notes
- To adjust the curve to make it look smoother, click the shape.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape, and then click Edit Points. Drag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. A vertex is the point, indicated by a black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform, curve, or scribble shape.
- To make it easier to draw details, increase the magnification to 200 percent. On the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom, and then click
200%.
- To increase your drawing control, set your pointer to the slowest speed available, in Control Panel.
- By default, a closed shape is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the slide underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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- Insert a drawing canvas. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas.
- Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the More button .
- Under Lines, click Curve
.
- Click where you want the curve to start, drag to draw, and then click wherever you want to add a curve.
-
To end a shape, do one of the following:
Notes
- To adjust the curve to make it look smoother, click the shape.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape, and then click Edit Points. Drag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. A vertex is the point, indicated by a black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform, curve, or scribble shape.
- To make it easier to draw details, increase the magnification to 200 percent. On the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom, and then click
200%.
- To increase your drawing control, set your pointer to the slowest speed available, in Control Panel.
- By default, a closed shape is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the text underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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Which 2007 Microsoft Office system
program are you using?
Excel
- On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.
- Under Basic Shapes, click Oval
 .
- Click where you want the circle to start. To make the shape a circle, press and hold SHIFT while you drag to draw.
Notes
- You can change the look of your circle or curve by adding a fill or effect to the shape or changing the border of the circle or curve.
- For information on how to resize your circle or curve, see Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
- If you want to create circles that overlap each over, create a SmartArt graphic that uses the Basic Venn layout.
- By default, a circle or oval is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the cells underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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- Insert a drawing canvas. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas.
- Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the More button .
- Under Basic Shapes, click Oval
.
- Click where you want the circle to start. To make the shape a circle, press and hold SHIFT while you drag to draw.
Notes
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- On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes.
- Under Basic Shapes, click Oval
.
- Click where you want the circle to start. To make the shape a circle, press and hold SHIFT while you drag to draw.
Notes
- You can change the look of your circle or curve by adding a fill or effect to the shape or changing the border of the circle or curve.
- For information on how to resize your circle or curve, see Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
- If you want to create circles that overlap each over, create a SmartArt graphic that uses the Basic Venn layout.
- By default, a circle or oval is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the slide underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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- Insert a drawing canvas. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas.
- Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the More button .
- Under Basic Shapes, click Oval
.
- Click where you want the circle to start. To make the shape a circle, press and hold SHIFT while you drag to draw.
Notes
- You can change the look of your circle or curve by adding a fill or effect to the shape or changing the border of the circle or curve.
- For information on how to resize your circle or curve, see Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
- If you want to create circles that overlap each over, create a SmartArt graphic that uses the Basic Venn layout.
- By default, a circle or oval is filled. To make sure that the shape doesn't obscure the text underneath, select the shape, and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.
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