Excel - Add Sketch

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Using the Draw tool, you can add a sketch to the worksheet. Different tools like pens, pencils, and highlighters can be used to create a sketch in free form. The Draw tab is included in Microsoft Excel 2013 and its later Excel versions. By default, it is not showcased in the Excel Ribbon.

However, the major drawback of the Draw tool is that expertise is required to create a complex sketch, which is very time-consuming. Instead, you can use the Online pictures to search for your favorite sketch and add it to the worksheet.

Compatibility

• Excel for Microsoft 365
• Excel for Microsoft 365 for MAC
• Excel 2024
• Excel 2024 for MAC
• Excel 2021
• Excel 2021 for MAC
• Excel 2016
• Excel for iPad
• Excel for iPhone
• Excel for Android Tablets
• Excel 2019
• Excel Mobile

Enable the Draw Tab to Add Sketch in Excel

Step 1 − Select the File tab, click the More… category, and select Options from the menu.

Step 2 − The Excel Options dialog box will appear. Select the "Customize the Ribbon:" category, tick the "Draw" checkbox listed in the Main tabs, and click the OK button.

Step 3 − Moreover, the Draw tab is visible in the Excel ribbon. Click on it. Four groups, "Drawing Tools," "Convert," "Replay," and "Help," are available in the Draw tab.

Step 4 − You can select any pen, such as highlighters, pencil/pen, its particular thickness, and the desired color from the given list of colors.

Using these drawing tools, you can draw unique sketches on the worksheet.

Insert a Sketch from Online Pictures in Excel

Go to these steps "Insert -> Illustrations->Pictures->Place over Cells->Online pictures".

After that, the "Online Pictures" dialog box will appear. Once you write the sketch" word in the Search box, the list of sketches powered by Bing is displayed in the window. Select the first sketch and click on the Insert button.

Therefore, the selected sketch is added to the worksheet. You can decrease its size for better visibility. You can also add more than one sketch to the Excel worksheet.