To use a texture fill, click Texture, and then click the texture that you want to use. To use a gradient effect for the selected fill color, click Gradient, and then click the gradient style that you want to use.įor additional gradient styles, click More Gradients, and then in the Format Chart Area pane, under Fill, click the gradient options that you want to use. Word 2007: There is a gallery of styles available, but unfortunately, these are the styles used for flowchart shapes and do not work well. Toolbar are not available if their buttons are dimmed. In the Insert Picture dialog box, click the picture that you want to use, and then click Insert. Before you begin working in Microsoft Word 2016, you need to acquaint yourself with the pri. To fill the shape with a picture, click Picture. In the Colors dialog box, use the available options to pick a color, and then click OK. To use a fill color that is not available under Theme Colors or Standard Colors, click More Fill Colors. To remove the color from the selected chart element, click No Fill. This is not a font issue as text above the shape with the Arial->Regular font works fine. However, when I try to add text inside of a rectangle, for example, the lines move as I type but the text is invisible. To use a different fill color, under Theme Colors or Standard Colors, click the color that you want to use. The equivalent in my new Word for Mac 2011 seems to be 'Shapes'. Click the Shape Format tab, and click ( Shape Fill icon).
