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Computers: Working with autoshapes
Most students like geometry. Many students create beautiful designs and characters from geometrical shapes (triangle, rectangle, circles and lines, etc.). If you are among those who like to make diagrams from the combination of different geometrical shapes then “auto shapes” gives you an opportunity to explore your talent.
What are autoshapes?
These are groups of different shapes such as rectangles, circles, triangles, freeform lines, symbols, stars, banners, and callouts. You can select any shape to make designs and figures. Auto shapes are included in MS word, PowerPoint and MS Excel program files.
Properties of auto shapes
* Every auto shape can be resized.
* You can colour the shape with the help of the “fill colour” option.
* The “add text” option helps you to add text within the shape.
* If you want to highlight the shape then use “line colour” to create lines around the shape.
* Combine two or three shapes to make designs.
* Shapes can be turned around from one side to the other.
* Different effects can be applied to shapes such as adding shadow or making shapes 3dimensional (3D).
* Shapes can be flipped horizontally and vertically.
Example
Making of computer image
A complete computer image consists of the following parts;
1. MONITOR IMAGE
2. KEYBOARD IMAGE
3. PROCESSOR IMAGE
4. SPEAKERS IMAGE
Step one
* Open the power point program file.
* Select blank presentation.
Step two
Monitor image
* Click “auto shapes” from the tool bar.
* Choose the group “basic shapes”.
* Select “rectangle” from the “basic shapes” option.
* Drag the rectangle on the blank presentation and release the mouse.
Step three
* Notice that there are small circles around the rectangle.
* Place your pointer on these circles and resize the shape.
* Click the “fill colour” option to select a colour.
* Go to fill effect——-Gradient——-from corner option to shade the colour.
* Select “3-D setting” and click “3-D 19 styles”.
* You can bring about more changes in 3-D style with the “3-D settings” option.
Step four
* Repeat step two this time select a “rounded rectangle”.
* Drop the rounded rectangle into the rectangle.
* Now add colour to the rounded rectangle.
* This will complete the monitor image.
Step five
Key board image
* Repeat step two again and select “parallelogram”.
* Drop it below the monitor.
* Resize it to a make keyboard.
* Click the “fill color” option.
* Choose “fill effect——————-pattern”.
* Keep the foreground black and background white if you wish to have a black and white keyboard image.
* Select “solid diamond” pattern and click OK.
* Solid diamond pattern represents the keys of the keyboard image here.
Step six
Processor image
* Select group “Flowchart” auto shape.
* Choose “alternate process”.
* Drop it beside the monitor image in standing position.
* Select “shadowstyle-2” to give it a shadow effect.
* Shadow style setting helps you to change the shadow settings.
Step seven
Speaker image
* Again choose alternate process and drop it on the left side of the monitor image.
* Select 3D style 1 and go to 3D settings.
* Click depth and select 72pt.
* Notice the shape of the figure now. It is now similar to your speaker.
Step eight
* From flow shapes choose oval.
* Drop it in an upright position inside the speaker’s image.
* Click the “Fill effect” option and choose “trellis” pattern.
* This will create the grids of the speakers.
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