Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?

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Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?

  • How to, Word
  • May 30, 2017
  • Susan

Word shapes can be filled with colours, pictures, gradients, and textures. This post shows you how to fill a shape with a picture.

To fill a shape with a picture in Word shape:

  • Select the shape then click the down arrow next to Shape Fill from the Shape Styles group on the Drawing Tools/Format tab. Select Picture…

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
Select Shape Fill then Picture.

  • When the Insert Pictures dialog box appears, click the Browse button, and navigate to where your pictures are stored on your computer. Select the picture you want and click Insert.

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
Use the Browse button to find your pictures.

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
The Insert Picture dialog box.

Word will automatically re-size the inserted picture to fill the circular shape. If the image does not match the shape’s proportion, it may appear squashed or stretched.

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
This picture is distorted and needs to be corrected.

  • To correct the proportions, select the image and click the Picture Tools/Format tab in the Ribbon.
  • Locate the Size group on the far-right, open the Crop down-arrow, and select the Fill option.

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
The Crop button.

You’ll see crop bars around the shape area (1) and a greyed-out area with handles extending beyond the shape area (2). This greyed-out area is part of the picture that will be cropped or ‘masked’ by the shape.

  • Click and drag these handles to resize the picture (holding down the Shift key will keep the picture in proportion).

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
Crop bars (1) and resizing handles (2).

  • When you have the size you want, click on the picture, and drag it into the correct position.
  • To deselect the picture, click on the Crop tool button or anywhere in the document area.

Where is the shape Styles gallery in Word?
A Word shape with picture fill.

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Change the style of a shape.
Click the shape you want to change..
Click the Shape Format tab, and in the style gallery, click the style you want. To see more styles, click. below the style gallery..
Word for Mac has two style lists available, just like Word for Windows. The Quick Style Gallery across the ribbon Home tab (called Style Gallery in WinWord) and the Styles pane that can appear on the right.

Where is shape styles in Word?

On the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, and select an option from the list. To add or change a built-in combination of effects, point to Preset, and then click the effect that you want. To customize the built-in effect, click 3-D Options, and then choose the options that you want.
The easiest way to view and apply styles in Word is by using the Styles Gallery in the Home tab in the Ribbon. To view styles using the Ribbon: Click the Home tab in the Ribbon. In the Styles group, click the down arrow on the bottom right of the Styles Gallery to view styles.