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button’s green shading) and the mouse or Touch pointer assumes the crosshair shape.
3. Drag the crosshair pointer from the place on the text box where the end of the arrow (the one without the arrowhead) is to appear to the place where the arrow starts (and the arrowhead will appear) and release the mouse button.
As soon as you release the mouse button or remove your finger or stylus from the touchscreen, Excel draws two points, one at the base of the arrow (attached to the text box) and another at the arrowhead. At the same time, the contents of the Shape Styles drop-down gallery changes to line styles.
4. Click the More button in the lower-right corner of the Shapes Styles drop-down gallery to display the thumbnails of all its line styles and then highlight individual thumbnails to see how the arrow would look in each.
As you highlight the different line styles in this gallery, Excel draws the arrow between the two selected points in the text box using the high- lighted style.
5. Click the thumbnail of the line style you want the new arrow to use in the Shape Styles gallery.
Excel then draws a new arrow using the selected shape style, which remains selected (with sizing handles at the beginning and end of the arrow). You can then edit the arrow as follows:
✦ Move the arrow by dragging its outline into position.
✦ Change the length of the arrow by dragging the sizing handle at the
arrowhead.
✦ Change the direction of the arrow by pivoting the mouse or Touch pointer around a stationary selection handle.
✦ Change the shape of the arrowhead or the thickness of the arrow’s shaft by clicking a thumbnail on the Shape Styles drop-down gallery
or clicking a new option on the Shape Fill, Shape Outline, and Shape Effects button on the Format tab of the Drawing Tools contextual tab. Alternatively, open the Format Shape task pane (Ctrl+1) and then select the appropriate options after selecting the Fill & Line, Effects, Size & Properties, or Picture button.
✦ Delete the arrow by pressing the Delete key.