Step 1: Open your Word document and place your cursor where you want the shape. Step 2: Go to the Insert tab and click the Shapes drop-down arrow.

1. Open an existing document or create a blank document in Word. 2. The "Draw" tab may be already available on your ribbon if you have a touch-enabled device.

Now, let’s use this method on the second page of a three-page document: Click the Insert tab, click Shapes in the Illustrations group, click the Rectangle shape and size it to the paper (Figure B).

You’ve come to the right place because we’ll get you started. From what you see in the Word window to how to save a document, this Word Tutorial for Beginners is for you.

How to insert a line in Word by drawing You can also make a line using Word's drawing tools. 1. Click Insert in the ribbon tabs and then, in the Illustrations section, click Shapes. 2.