Drawing a simple Smart Shape

You will now draw a simple rounded rectangle Smart Shape via the following steps:

1. Make sure that you are on the newly-created slide 2.
2. Click the Shapes icon on the toolbar. Take some time to examine the list of available shapes.
3. Click the rounded rectangle shape in the Basic section of the list of shapes.
4. Click and drag your mouse on the stage to draw a rounded rectangle shape in the top-right corner of the content area of the slide. Resize and move the shape as necessary.

In the top-left corner of the shape, you'll see a yellow handle in addition to the eight white handles that surround the shape. This yellow handle is one of the features that make a Smart Shape...smart. It is used to modify the shape. In this case, the yellow handle will adjust the roundness of the rectangle. Other Smart Shapes might display multiple yellow handles, allowing you to customize multiple aspects of the selected shape. The number of yellow handles actually depends on...