How to Add Shapes in Microsoft Excel

You can easily add a wide variety of shapes to your Microsoft Excel worksheets, including squares, circles, stars, arrows, smiley faces, lines, equation shapes, and callouts. To insert a shape into a worksheet, follow these four easy steps.

This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Excel: 2010, 2013, and 2016.

1. From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.
2. Select a shape by clicking on it.
3. Your cursor will change to a plus sign.
4. Click in your worksheet where you want to place the shape, drag your mouse until the shape is the size you want it to be, and then release your mouse.