Working with AutoShapes: Callouts & Drop Shadows 

Microsoft FrontPageŽ version 2002 provides PowerPoint-like drawing tools including AutoShapes and Shadow Style to create great effects for your web site. With the auto-shape "Callouts", you can put dialog balloons together with photos to add interest to your pages. FrontPage makes it easy.

To make a text balloon or "callout" like the one in the picture below, select the Drawing icon from the main toolbar to start a new drawing then-

  1. In Page view, click on AutoShapes, then Callouts and select a choice. 
  2. Place your cursor in the new drawing canvas on your page and click to create your callout shape.
  3. Click on the callout shape to select it, then click the Fill Color (paint bucket) icon in the Drawing Toolbar and select the color you want to fill the shape with. 
  4. Reselect your callout shape, click the Shadow Style icon on the Drawing Toolbar and select a drop shadow choice.
  5. Reselect your callout shape and type or paste text.

Drawing Toolbar

More information

For more information about using the PowerPoint-like Drawing Tools, see Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Help