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HOW CAN I INSERT SHAPES IN WORD? WHERE HAS THIS GONE?

Anonymous
2021-06-22T13:39:40+00:00

It used to be possible to insert shapes in Word from the "Insert" tab, but this has disappeared. If i try to add it via "customize ribbon" I get a useless message about "commands need to be added to custom groups". Why would they remove this? I'm sick of wasting my time on issues like this.

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  1. Stefan Blom 338.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-22T13:45:48+00:00

    On the Insert tab, you'll find Shapes in the Illustrations group.

    What is missing for you, exactly? If you can't see the Insert tab at all, maybe your document is displayed in the Read Mode.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-23T00:00:41+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for responding. There is no "illustrations" group in the insert tab. All I have is Pages, Tables, Add-ins, Media, Comments, Header & Footer, Text, Symbols and Flash

    I have found a work-around. If I type "insert shape" in the help window at the top, the "insert shapes" option appears, or I can copy-paste from another document. I am sick of these inconveniences in Word, but I guess it's designed for specialists, rather than people who need to produce ordinary documents.

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  3. Stefan Blom 338.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-23T01:02:23+00:00

    Have you had any luck repairing the installation or resetting the ribbon?

    Ribbon customizations can be made in VBA, via an add-in, or they can be implemented through custom XML.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-23T00:22:52+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks again for the rapid response. Here is my Insert tab:

    I am running Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise under Windows 10.

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  5. Stefan Blom 338.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-23T00:12:28+00:00

    Upload a screen shot of your Insert tab, so that I can take a closer look.

    Also, which specific version of Office are you running? Click File > Account, assuming that you are running Windows.

    Have you tried resetting the ribbon (to default settings)?

    Also/alternatively, you may need to repair your installation; see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b.

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