ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the use of line drawings and other graphics in Word and Excel. Engineering schematics or drawings frequently involve the use of Greek or math symbols. The use of these symbols is much improved in recent versions of Excel. To draw an unwavering straight-line segment in an angular increment of 15°, one should click on the straight line icon from the INSERT/SHAPES/Lines menu. The chapter provides a collection of different drawing shapes that may be constructed using the INSERT/SHAPES capabilities of Excel. Inserting symbols or equations in Excel, Word, or PowerPoint documents is greatly simplified by using the INSERT/SYMBOLS/Equation or INSERT/SYMBOLS/Symbol menu options. The chapter then illustrates a convenient approach to producing output in Excel. It presents a program at A2:D3 with variables and nomenclature at E2:F15. The documentation and description of the program can be written in a text box, including the use of Greek symbols, subscripts, and superscripts.
