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You can insert graphic shapes such as lines, rectangles, block arrows, stars, and other basic shapes into your Excel 2007 charts and worksheets. All you need to do is select a thumbnail on the Shapes drop-down gallery on the Insert tab of the Ribbon and then drag the shape out in the worksheet.

On the Insert tab, click the Shapes button in the Illustrations group.

On the Insert tab, click the Shapes button in the Illustrations group.

The Shapes gallery appears, revealing nine categories of shapes, including Recently Used Shapes at the top.

Click a shape thumbnail to select it.

The Shapes gallery disappears and the mouse pointer changes to a crosshair.

Click and drag the mouse in the worksheet to create the shape in the desired size.

Click and drag the mouse in the worksheet to create the shape in the desired size.

Drag the object until it’s approximately the size you want (you can fine-tune the size later).

Release the mouse button.

The shape appears in the worksheet.

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Greg Harvey has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel Workbook For Dummies and Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies, and the most popular being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Excel 2003 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, Greg went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
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Greg received his doctorate degree in Humanities in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion last May. Everyone is glad that Greg was finally able to get out of school before he retired.

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