To insert the drawing into the document, click Save and Close.To add ink to your document, click Draw, select a pen, and begin inking on the Drawing canvas (this step is much easier if you’re running on a tablet like a Surface Pro).Add a text box by clicking Text Box, and then clicking and dragging the cursor to create a text box to your size needed.Insert a shape by clicking the Shapes down arrow and select the shape you want. There are a larger variety of shapes to choose from.With these new features, this opens up a large variety of options for visual content in Word online.

The latest update to Word for the web includes a highly requested feature: the ability to insert and edit standalone diagrams comprised of shapes, text, ink, and pictures.

Microsoft is working more and more to bring feature parity between the desktop and online versions of their applications. Last month in our articles about online transcription with Word online, Excel online improvements and Automated Word-to-PowerPoint conversion we mentioned that while the online version of the various Office apps are great, they’re not as fully featured as the desktop versions (and honestly, that’s probably a good thing as the desktop versions can be a bit overwhelming sometimes, but we digress…).

How to add word art in word online