Draw An Arrow In Visio

If you want to use a custom shape, create one using the drawing tools in Visio.

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Find and use the drawing tools

Select Home.

Select the Morearrow next to Rectangleto see the list of drawing tools.

Select a tool, and drag on the drawing page to draw the shape.

Draw a custom shape

Select Home.
Select the Morearrow and then select the Freeformtool, the Arctool, or the Linetool.
To draw the first segment of the shape, drag on the page.
Select the vertex ( ) at the end of the last segment you added, and drag to draw the next segment.
To close the shape, drag the endpoint of the last segment over the vertex at the beginning of the first segment.
To add a color to your shape, select Filland choose a color.
If you'd like to remove the border from your shape, select Line> No Line.

Create an identical shape

Select Copy> Pasteto duplicate the shape.
If you'd like to reverse the shape, select Position> Rotate Shapes> Flip Horizontal.

Edit a custom shape

Go to Home, and select the Penciltool.
Select a shape.
Edit the shape:
- To delete a vertex, select it and press Del.
- To add a vertex, press Ctrl and select the spot where you want to add a vertex.
- To move a vertex, drag it to a new position.

Rotate a shape

Select the shape.
Select Home> Position> Rotate Shapes, and choose the rotation you want.

Group shapes

Select the shapes.
Select Home> Group> Group.

Add a custom shape to your favorites

Select More Shapes> My Shapes> Favorites.
Drag the custom shape onto the stencil.
To edit the stencil, select Yes.
Select the custom shape on the stencil, and type a descriptive name to rename it.
Select Save Stencil.

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Draw lines and shapes with the Pencil, Line, Arc, or Freeform tools