Shapes  

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You can insert a shape in a map background to enhance the look of your map. You can insert a rectangles, rounded rectangles,  triangles (isosceles and right angle), circles, right arrows, text bubbles, explosions, stars (4-point and 5-point), divider lines (horizontal and vertical), and brackets. You can modify a shape's outline, fill, and transparency. For more information about formatting shapes, see Work with objects.

Shapes, except for brackets and dividers, are topic containers by default. Topic containers allow you to group floating topics or flowchart topics.  When you reposition the shape, any contained flowchart or floating topics also move. For more information, see Group floating topics or flowchart topics.

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Insert shapes

  1. On the Insert tab, in the Objects group, click Shapes.

  1. Choose a shape type.

  2. Click in the map where you want to add the shape, and drag.

You can insert a shape with the identical formatting of the last shape of that type that you inserted by choosing that shape option from the Shapes pull down and clicking on the canvas.

 

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