How to make a cartoon or comic in Word

For create a cartoon or comic in word just go to the tab "Insert” and use the tools of “forms† If you add multiple boxes to the Word sheet, you can create a strip with different images. Now for add the textit is advisable to follow the route: “Insert > Shapes > Captions” to add speech clouds. Then press "Text Box" and go to the "Drawing Tools" to remove the background color and outline of the box.

A comic is a story told with illustrated panels or boxes., in which most images contain short texts. The Word program doesn't just work to create or edit documents, it provides a set of basic tools to help you design creative activities such as collages, flyers, cartoons or comics. Therefore, in this article, you can take a look at all the steps you need to take to create a comic book from scratch.

cartoon design

to start make a comic in wordyou just need to follow the steps described below:

1. Go to "Page design†
2. Select "Orientation” and click on “Horizontal†
3. Also go to “margins" and select "Narrow† This way you have more space to add boxes or images to your comic.
4. Now click on “Insert” and click on “forms†
5. Choose a shape in the "rectangles†
6. Draw the rectangle across the width of the sheet by holding down the left mouse button. When you have defined the measure, release the click.
7. Click on "Drawing tools†
8. Click on "form filling"Yes change the background color†
9. Then go to "shape outline† Choose a color and thickness according to your preferences.
10. Once you have the basic box, draw another square or rectangle in the one you made before.
11. Now in "Drawing tools", go to "form filling" and press "Image†
12. Press "from a file†
13. Find the image on your computer† select it and press "Enter†
14. Customize it and change the outline (if desired) following the steps described above.
15. Repeat all the above steps until you have inserted all the images.

Add text

After inserting all the images of the cartoon, follow these steps to add text to comic boxes†

1. Go to "Insert > Shapes' and look for the part that says 'calling† Choose a cloud from that category.
2. Then to add it, draw her in the cartoon by holding the left mouse button† Once you have defined the size, stop clicking.
3. Now go to “Drawing Tools > Shape Fill" and choose "White†
4. In "shape outline", select the black color†
5. Return to "Insert > Shapes" and choose "text box†
6. Draw the text box in the dialog cloud to insert the story of the comic.
7. Since the box has a background color and outline, go to "Drawing tools", Press "Form Fill > No Fill" and "Shape Outline > No Outline".
8. If you have completed the above steps, start adding the cartoon text† For change font and sizeselect the text and go to the tools on the "Home" tab or in the box that appears after the words are shaded.
9. Repeat these steps with all other images.

Save in PDF format

When you're done adding the text to the strip in Word, save it in a format that won't change the changes you made. Therefore, the process for save word comic to pdf†

1. Click on "Archive†
2. Select "Save as", Press "Team"Yes choose a folder on your computer†
3. Write a name for the comic and in “Type”, look for the option that says “PDF†
4. Press "Save” to end the process.

Benefits of using strips

In this section, some of the benefits of creating comics or comics in word† Among them can be mentioned:

• Word is a program that can be accessed on any computer† Children, adolescents and adults can cope with it without any kind of complication.
• Comics develop the imagination†
• Help preserve information fast.
• promotes learning and reading comprehension.
• Promotes synthesis and cohesion†

Finally, making a cartoon or comic in word does not take much time† You just need to plan the story, choose the images and make a sketch and then graphically record it in the program.