Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 23, 2024)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
The Insert tab of the ribbon (click Shapes in the Illustrations group) allows you to place arrows within your workbook. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The Shapes tool on the Insert tab of the ribbon.
Once an arrow is placed where you want it, you can easily change the way the arrow looks by following these steps:
Figure 2. The Arrows option within the Shape Outline tool.
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